Global InformationRhopalurus junceus information
| Rhopalurus junceus | |
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| Rhopalurus junceus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Arachnida
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| Order: | Scorpiones
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| Family: | Buthidae
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| Genus: | Rhopalurus
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| Species: | R. junceus
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhopalurus junceus Herbst, 1800
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| Synonyms | |
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Scorpio junceus Herbst | |
Rhopalurus junceus, the red scorpion or blue scorpion, is an endemic species, one of 36 different types of scorpion found on Cuba and the Dominican Republic, as well as parts of Central America. It is called "blue scorpion" due to the peculiar blue tone on its tail and stinger; it is also known as "red scorpion" because it has a reddish dark body.[1]
- ^ Arreola, G. (24, Mayo 2006). Estudian alacrán azul cubano por las propiedades curativas de su veneno, además de las relacionadas con el cáncer; La Jornada.