Urodacus mckenziei
Appearance
Urodacus mckenziei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Scorpiones |
Family: | Urodacidae |
Genus: | Urodacus |
Species: | U. mckenziei
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Binomial name | |
Urodacus mckenziei Volschenk, Smith & Harvey, 2000[1]
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Urodacus mckenziei is a species of scorpion in the Urodacidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 2000 by Erich Volschenk, Graeme Smith and Mark Harvey.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The species epithet mckenziei honours Norman I. McKenzie for contributions to knowledge of Australian biogeography.[1]
Description
[edit]Colouration is mainly reddish-yellow, with some darker areas.[1]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species is known only from the Carnarvon region of Western Australia.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Volschenk, Erich S; Smith, Graeme T; Harvey, Mark S (2000). "A new species of Urodacus from Western Australia, with additional descriptive notes for Urodacus megamastigus (Scorpiones)". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 20: 57–67. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Species Urodacus mckenziei Volschenk, Smith & Harvey, 2000". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 11 February 2023.