Leiurus hebraeus
| Leiurus hebraeus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Buthidae |
| Genus: | Leiurus |
| Species: | L. hebraeus
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| Binomial name | |
| Leiurus hebraeus (Birula, 1908)
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Leiurus hebraeus is a species of scorpion, a member of the family Buthidae. It was once considered as a subspecies of Leiurus quinquestriatus but recently it was elevated to the rank of a species.[1]
Description
[edit]Leiurus hebraeus is yellow to orange-brown, and 58–77 millimetres (2.3–3.0 in) long.[1]
Geographic range
[edit]Leiurus hebraeus is known from Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.[1]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Lowe G, Yagmur EA, Kovarik F. A Review of the Genus Leiurus Ehrenberg, 1828 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) with Description of Four New Species from the Arabian Peninsula. Euscorpius. 2014 (191):1-129. PDF.