Uroplectes lineatus

Uroplectes lineatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Buthidae
Genus: Uroplectes
Species:
U. lineatus
Binomial name
Uroplectes lineatus
(Koch, 1844)[1]

Uroplectes lineatus is a species of scorpion, endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa.[2] U. lineatus is noted for is a clinically important venom.[3]

References

  1. ^ "species Uroplectes lineatus (C. L. Koch, 1844)". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Uroplectes (lesser thick-tailed scorpions)". Iziko South African Museum. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  3. ^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. p. 1315. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.


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