Urodacus hoplurus
| Urodacus hoplurus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Urodacidae |
| Genus: | Urodacus |
| Species: | U. hoplurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Urodacus hoplurus | |
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Urodacus hoplurus is a species of scorpion in the Urodacidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1898 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species can be found in much of the western part of the continent, including the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia.[2]
References
- ^ a b Pocock, RI (1898). "The Australian scorpions of the genus Urodacus, Pet". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 (2): 59–67.
- ^ "Species Urodacus hoplurus Pocock, 1898". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2023.