Parabuthus liosoma

{{Short description|Species of scorpion}}

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| image = Buthidae - Parabuthus liosoma.JPG

| image_caption = Parabuthus liosoma from Yemen

| genus = Parabuthus

| species = liosoma

| authority = (Ehrenberg, 1828)

| synonyms =

  • Parabuthus leiosoma (Ehrenberg, 1828)

}}

Parabuthus liosoma, the African black tail scorpion, is a species of scorpions belonging to the family Buthidae.[https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id478848/ Biolib]

Description

Parabuthus liosoma can reach a length of about {{convert|70|mm}}. These medium-sized scorpions are yellowish to reddish-brown, with darker or black last two metasoma segments.[http://www.ntnu.no/ub/scorpion-files/p_liosoma.php The scorpion files][http://www.exoticfauna.com/arachnoculture/3/AC-i3a5-p1.html Exotic Fauna] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100120065612/http://www.exoticfauna.com/arachnoculture/3/AC-i3a5-p1.html |date=2010-01-20 }}

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in the eastern and northeastern Africa (Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania) and in the Arabian peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Yemen). These scorpions can be found under stones and debris in arid or semi-arid desert scrubs, grassland and savannah.

References

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liosoma

Category:Scorpions of Africa

Category:Animals described in 1828

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