Buthoscorpio
Genus of scorpions
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Buthoscorpio is a genus of scorpions in the family Buthidae.[2]
| Buthoscorpio | |
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| Buthoscorpio politus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Buthidae |
| Genus: | Buthoscorpio |
| Type species | |
| Buthoscorpio sarasinorum (Karsch, 1891) | |
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Taxonomy
- Buthoscorpio chinnarensis Aswathi, Sureshan & Lourenço, 2015
- Buthoscorpio indicus Lourenço, 2012
- Buthoscorpio jinnahii (Amir, Kamaluddin & Jabbar, 2005)[3]
- Buthoscorpio politus (Pocock, 1899)
- Buthoscorpio rahmatii (Amir, Kamaluddin & Jabbar, 2005)
- Buthoscorpio rayalensis Javed, Rao, Mirza, Sanap & Tampal, 2010
- Buthoscorpio sarasinorum (Karsch, 1891)
Distribution
Species of this genus are found in India and Sri Lanka.[4]
Description
The length of the scorpion ranges from 30 to 52 mm.[5]
