A wandering male P. villosus in Namibia – unique in its size and diurnal habits[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Chelicerata
Class:
Arachnida
Order:
Scorpiones
Family:
Buthidae
Genus:
Parabuthus Pocock, 1890
Type species
P. leiosoma[1]
(Ehrenberg 1828)
Diversity[1][2]
Some 27 to 28 species
Parabuthus, commonly known as the thick-tailed scorpion, is a genus of large and highly venomous Afrotropical scorpions, that show a preference for areas of low rainfall.[1][3] Their stings are medically important and human fatalities have been recorded.[4]
^ abcdPrendini, Lorenzo (2004). "The systematics of southern African Parabuthus" (PDF). The Journal of Arachnology. 32: 109–186. doi:10.1636/h03-17. S2CID 86647224. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
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^Jonathan Leeming (2003). "Southern African species". Scorpions of Southern Africa. Struik. pp. 49–50. ISBN 978-1-86872-804-6.
^Larsen, Norman. Biodiversity Explorer, IZIKO. Scorpion stings and venoms [1]
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