Uroplectes otjimbinguensis
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| Uroplectes otjimbinguensis | |
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| Uroplectes otjimbinguensis at Gobabeb, Namibia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Buthidae |
| Genus: | Uroplectes |
| Species: | U. otjimbinguensis |
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| Uroplectes otjimbinguensis Karsch, 1879 | |
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Uroplectes otjimbinguensis is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae, endemic to Angola and Namibia.[1]
This species was originally described by Ferdinand Karsch as Lepreus otjimbinguensis in 1879 based on specimens collected near Otjimbingwe, a settlement in Namibia.[2] It was later classified as Uroplectes by Karl Kraepelin in 1899.[3]
Etymology
Description
Uroplectes otjimbinguensis is a small scorpion, achieving a maximum length of 40 mm.[3] It is overall pale-yellow, with a broad dark band running down the center of the dorsal side of the abdomen, ending in a triangular dark patch on the cephalothorax. The third, fourth and fifth tail segments are black at the base, with the coloration extending further down each segment as they approach the stinger. The pedipalps are thin, with 11 rows of denticles on the movable finger. Approximately 15 comb teeth can be found on the ventral side.[2]