Uroplectes vittatus
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| Uroplectes vittatus | |
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| Uroplectes vittatus, Bark Scorpion, Botswana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Buthidae |
| Genus: | Uroplectes |
| Species: | U. vittatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Uroplectes vittatus (Thorell, 1876) | |
Uroplectes vittatus is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae. It is found in southern Africa.[1][2]
This scorpion is under 6 cm. (tail extended). It has a pale, yellow-to-orange color with a dark back. There is typically a line of pale to yellow marks on the center of its back, and often a dark triangular or v-shaped mark forward from its eyes. The scorpion is considered mildly venomous.[3]
