Parabuthus granulatus
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| Parabuthus granulatus | |
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_"_Brown_Phase_"_(7003255311).jpg) | |
| Brown phase in the Kgalagadi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Buthidae |
| Genus: | Parabuthus |
| Species: | P. granulatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Parabuthus granulatus (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828) | |
Parabuthus granulatus, commonly known as the granulated thick-tailed scorpion, a large species of scorpion from the drier parts of southern Africa. It measures some 11.5 cm, and is dark yellow to brown in colour. It has a relatively small vesicle, but is one of the more venomous scorpion species of the region.[1] Of all scorpion species, it causes most of the serious cases of envenomation in South Africa, and a few people die each year from their sting.[2]