Bothriurus

Bothriurus
Bothriurus bonariensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Bothriuridae
Genus: Bothriurus
Peters, 1861
Type species
Brotheas bonariensis
Koch, 1842

Bothriurus is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests.

Species

The following species are included in the genus Bothriurus:

References

  1. ↑ Mattoni, Camilo Iván; Acosta, Luis Eduardo (2005). "A New Species of Bothriurus from Brazil (Scorpiones, Bothriuridae)". Journal of Arachnology. 33 (3): 735–744. doi:10.1636/H04-31.1. ISSN 0161-8202. S2CID 86638205.
  2. 1 2 Santos-Da-Silva, Andria De Paula; Carvalho, Leonardo Sousa; Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2017). "Two new species of Bothriurus Peters, 1861 (Scorpiones, Bothriuridae) from Northeastern Brazil". Zootaxa. 4258 (3): 238–256. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4258.3.2. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 28609916.