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| Androctonus turkiyensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Buthidae |
| Genus: | Androctonus |
| Species: | A. turkiyensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Androctonus turkiyensis Yağmur, 2019
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Androctonus turkiyensis, Turkish fat-tailed scorpion, is a species of extremely dangerous scorpion only found in Turkey, Şanlıurfa and neighbour cities.
Description
[edit]Androctonus turkiyensis is a generalist dry climates species, an Old World scorpion. Adults can vary in colour from a light brown to blackish-brown, to black. They can grow to over 8-9 centimetres in length.
Behaviour
[edit]Although it tends to run away like most other arthropods when it sees humans, it gets easily angry and does not hesitate to use its venom.[citation needed]
Venom
[edit]The venom is very powerful and considered among the most potent among scorpions, and is known to cause human death. Deaths mostly occur with respiratory arrest, heart failure, and shock. The LD50 for this species is 0.08 mg/kg (IV) and 0.40 mg/kg (SC). The venom contains 37 different proteins and peptides depending on the protein analysis have been made.[citation needed]
Etymology
[edit]The scorpion is named after the country in which it was found; he meant an Androctonus which is endemic to Turkey.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Androctonus turkiyensis sp. n. from the Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey (Scorpiones: Buthidae) Ersen Aydın Yağmur Euscorpius Occasional Publications in Scorpiology November 2021 — No. 341
- ^ Androctonus turkiyensis sp. n. from the Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey (Scorpiones: Buthidae) Ersen Aydın Yağmur Euscorpius Occasional Publications in Scorpiology November 2021 — No. 341
- ^ Androctonus turkiyensis sp. n. from the Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey (Scorpiones: Buthidae) Ersen Aydın Yağmur Euscorpius Occasional Publications in Scorpiology November 2021 — No. 341
External Links
[edit]Androctonus turkiyensis sp. n. from the Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey (Scorpiones: Buthidae) Ersen Aydın Yağmur Category:Buthidae Category:Scorpions of Türkiye Category:Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg