Babycurus buettneri
Appearance
Babycurus buettneri | |
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Babycurus buettneri from the Republic of the Congo | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Scorpiones |
Family: | Buthidae |
Genus: | Babycurus |
Species: | B. buettneri
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Binomial name | |
Babycurus buettneri Karsch, 1886
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Synonyms | |
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Babycurus buettneri is a species of scorpions belonging to the family Buthidae.[1]
Description
[edit]Babycurus buettneri can reach a length of 55–68 millimetres (2.2–2.7 in). The base color is reddish brown to dark brown.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species is present in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and in the Republic of the Congo.
References
[edit]- ^ Biolib
- ^ Kovařík, 2000 Revision of Babycurus with descriptions of three new species (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Archived 2015-02-13 at the Wayback Machine Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae, vol. 64, p. 235–265
- Karsch, 1886 : Skorpionologische Beiträge. I. Ueber einen sizilianischen Skorpion. II. Uebersicht der Gruppe Buthina (Androctonina). III. Ueber einen neuen Opisthacanthus (Peters). Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift, vol. 30, n. 1, p. 75–79