Opistophthalmus glabrifrons
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Scorpiones |
Family: | Scorpionidae |
Genus: | Opistophthalmus |
Species: | O. glabrifrons
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Binomial name | |
Opistophthalmus glabrifrons (Peters, 1861)
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Opistophalmus glabrifrons (commonly known as the shiny burrow scorpion[1][2] or the yellow-legged burrowing scorpion[3][4]) is a large (adult size: 11–15 cm[5][3]) species of burrowing scorpion found in Southern and Eastern Africa.[5][1]
References
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Opistophthalmus glabrifrons.
- ^ a b The Scorpion Files – Opistophthalmus glabrifrons
- ^ Easy Insects – Opistophthalmus glabrifrons
- ^ a b Exotic-Pets – Opistophthalmus glabrifrons
- ^ Manny Rubio (2008). Scorpions: Everything about Purchase, Care, Feeding, and Housing. Barron's Educational Series. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-7641-3981-9. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ a b WikiPets – Opistophthalmus glabrifrons