Parabuthus mossambicensis

Parabuthus mossambicensis
Parabuthus mossambicensis killing Mantis, Limpopo, South Africa.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Buthidae
Genus: Parabuthus
Species: P. mossambicensis
Binomial name
Parabuthus mossambicensis
Peters, 1861

Parabuthus mossambicensis is a species of highly venomous scorpion found in southern Africa. The scorpion is reddish brown to orange and grows up to 80mm in length.[1]

References

  1. Leeming, J. 2003. Scorpions of Southern Africa. Struik: Cape Town.
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