Uroctonus is a genus of forest scorpions in the family Vaejovidae. There are at least four described species in Uroctonus.[1][2]
| Uroctonus | |
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| Uroctonus mordax | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Chactidae |
| Genus: | Uroctonus Thorell, 1876 |
Species
editThese four species belong to the genus Uroctonus:
- Uroctonus franckei Williams, 1986
- Uroctonus grahami Gertsch & Soleglad, 1972
- Uroctonus mordax Thorell, 1876 (California forest scorpion)
- Uroctonus privus Karsch, 1879
References
edit- ^ "Uroctonus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
- ^ "Uroctonus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
Further reading
edit- Sissom, W. David (2000). "Family VAEJOVIDAE Thorell, 1876". In Fet, Victor; Sissom, W. David; Lowe, Graeme; Braunwalder, Matt E. (eds.). Catalog of the Scorpions of the World (1758-1998). The New York Entomological Society. pp. 503–553. ISBN 978-0-913-42424-7.
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