Hemiscorpius lepturus is a species of scorpion in the family Hemiscorpiidae. It is found in deserts of the Middle East, especially in southern Iraq and Iran, where it is sometimes referred to as the "Gadim scorpion".[1] These scorpions have long, thin tails and wide bodies and grow to 8 cm (3.1 in) in males and 5.5 cm (2.2 in) in females, allowing them to live in tight rock crevices.[2] They are fairly solitary creatures. H. lepturus has mainly been studied to discover the components and effects of its venom, which is highly lethal and is responsible for most deaths due to scorpion sting in the Iran area. H. lepturus is the only scorpion not in the family Buthidae that is potentially lethal to humans; the Buthidae family is the largest and most abundant family of scorpions, containing many highly venomous species.[3]
Hemiscorpiuslepturus is a species of scorpion in the family Hemiscorpiidae. It is found in deserts of the Middle East, especially in southern Iraq and...
lethal to humans) scorpions are known, and all but one of these (Hemiscorpiuslepturus) are members of the Buthidae. In dead specimens, the spine beneath...
is a 35-mer basic peptide from the venom of the Iranian scorpion Hemiscorpiuslepturus, which reversibly blocks Kv1.1, Kv1.2 and Kv1.3 voltage-gated K+...
Hexathelidae, Sicariidae, Theridiidae Scorpions: All Buthidae; and Hemiscorpiuslepturus Text of the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 as in force today (including...
Ayeb, M. (2007). Hemicalcin, a new toxin from the Iranian scorpion Hemiscorpiuslepturus which is active on ryanodine-sensitive Ca2+ channels. The Biochemical...