Opistophthalmus glabrifrons

Opistophthalmus glabrifrons
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Scorpionidae
Genus: Opistophthalmus
Species:
O. glabrifrons
Binomial name
Opistophthalmus glabrifrons
(Peters, 1861)

Opistophalmus glabrifrons (commonly known as the shiny burrow scorpion[1][2] or the yellow-legged burrowing scorpion[3][4]) is a large (adult size: 11–15 cm[5][3]) species of burrowing scorpion found in Southern and Eastern Africa.[5][1]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Opistophthalmus glabrifrons.
  1. ^ a b The Scorpion Files – Opistophthalmus glabrifrons
  2. ^ Easy Insects – Opistophthalmus glabrifrons
  3. ^ a b Exotic-Pets – Opistophthalmus glabrifrons
  4. ^ Manny Rubio (2008). Scorpions: Everything about Purchase, Care, Feeding, and Housing. Barron's Educational Series. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-7641-3981-9. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  5. ^ a b WikiPets – Opistophthalmus glabrifrons


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