Urodacus

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Urodacus
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Urodacus

Type species
Urodacus novaehollandiae
Peters, 1861

Urodacus is a genus of scorpion belonging to the subfamily Urodacinae. It was described by German naturalist Wilhelm Peters in 1861. The type species is U. novaehollandiae.[1] Its species are native to Australia, and dig burrows.[2] The genus has been placed in its own family in 2000. Before this, the group had been a subfamily Urodacinae within the family Scorpionidae.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (12 February 2010). "Genus Urodacus Peters, 1861". Australian Biological Resources Study: Australian Faunal Directory. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  3. ^ Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (9 October 2013). "Family Urodacidae". Australian Biological Resources Study: Australian Faunal Directory. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 23 April 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)