Parabuthus liosoma
| Parabuthus liosoma | |
|---|---|
| |
| Parabuthus liosoma from Yemen | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Buthidae |
| Genus: | Parabuthus |
| Species: | P. liosoma
|
| Binomial name | |
| Parabuthus liosoma (Ehrenberg, 1828)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Parabuthus liosoma, the African black tail scorpion, is a species of scorpions belonging to the family Buthidae.[1]
Description
[edit]Parabuthus liosoma can reach a length of about 70 millimetres (2.8 in). These medium-sized scorpions are yellowish to reddish-brown, with darker or black last two metasoma segments.[2][3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]This species is present in the eastern and northeastern Africa (Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania) and in the Arabian peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Yemen). These scorpions can be found under stones and debris in arid or semi-arid desert scrubs, grassland and savannah.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Biolib
- ^ a b The scorpion files
- ^ a b Exotic Fauna Archived 2010-01-20 at the Wayback Machine
 | This scorpion-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |