Cercophonius kershawi, also known as the mallee wood scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the Bothriuridae family. It is native to south-eastern Australia, and was first described in 1930 by Australian paleontologist and Western Australian Museum curator Ludwig Glauert.[1]

Cercophonius kershawi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Bothriuridae
Genus: Cercophonius
Species:
C. kershawi
Binomial name
Cercophonius kershawi

References

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  1. ^ a b Glauert, L (1930). "New Victorian scorpion". Victorian Naturalist. 47: 109.