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Thick-tailed scorpions
Tityus
Tityus is a large genus of thick-tailed scorpions (family Buthidae), the namesake of its subfamily Tityinae. As of 2021, Tityus contains more than 220 described species distributed in Central America and South America, from Costa Rica to Argentina. Species in the genus Tityus have been studied for hundreds of years, long before the taxonomic classification was put in place. Tityus tend to be of medium size for scorpions, roughly 50 to 70 millimeters long. They are dark brown or red in color, and can exhibit sexual dimorphism. They can live in a variety of environments, ranging from urban to arid mountains to the Amazon Rainforest. Tityus scorpions are best known for their venom and potent sting. The genus contains several dangerously venomous scorpions, the best known of which is the Brazilian yellow scorpion, T. serrulatus. Its venom can cause severe illness (including pancreatitis), and in the young, old and infirm even death. Some experts have argued that the genus as a whole may be paraphyletic, which could explain the knowledge gaps related to Tityus.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Brazilian Yellow Scorpion
speciesTityus serrulatus
Guyana Black Devil Scorpion
speciesTityus obscurus
Tityus carrilloi
speciesTityus carrilloi
Tityus stigmurus
speciesTityus stigmurus
Tityus columbianus
speciesTityus columbianus
Tityus pachyurus
speciesTityus pachyurus
Tityus bahiensis
speciesTityus bahiensis
Tityus metuendus
speciesTityus metuendus
Tityus silvestris
speciesTityus silvestris
Tityus championi
speciesTityus championi
Tityus bastosi
speciesTityus bastosi
Tityus ocelote
speciesTityus ocelote
Tityus confluens
speciesTityus confluens
Tityus antioquensis
speciesTityus antioquensis
Trinidad thick Tailed Scorpion
speciesTityus trinitatis
Tityus jaimei
speciesTityus jaimei
Tityus forcipula
speciesTityus forcipula
Tityus fasciolatus
speciesTityus fasciolatus
Tityus costatus
speciesTityus costatus
Tityus dedoslargos
speciesTityus dedoslargos
Tityus pugilator
speciesTityus pugilator
Tityus tayrona
speciesTityus tayrona
Tityus mattogrossensis
speciesTityus mattogrossensis
Tityus pusillus
speciesTityus pusillus
Tityus obtusus
speciesTityus obtusus
Tityus argentinus
speciesTityus argentinus
Tityus cerroazul
speciesTityus cerroazul
Tityus choco
speciesTityus choco
Tityus clathratus
speciesTityus clathratus
Tityus tenuicauda
speciesTityus tenuicauda
Tityus sabinae
speciesTityus sabinae
Tityus maranhensis
speciesTityus maranhensis
Tityus trivittatus
speciesTityus trivittatus
Tityus parvulus
speciesTityus parvulus
Tityus fuhrmanni
speciesTityus fuhrmanni
Tityus footei
speciesTityus footei
Tityus engelkei
speciesTityus engelkei
Tityus discrepans
speciesTityus discrepans
Tityus asthenes
speciesTityus asthenes
Tityus neglectus
speciesTityus neglectus
Tityus brazilae
speciesTityus brazilae
Tityus uruguayensis
speciesTityus uruguayensis
Tityus vaissadei
speciesTityus vaissadei
Tityus martinpaechi
speciesTityus martinpaechi
Tityus rosenbergi
speciesTityus rosenbergi
Tityus potameis
speciesTityus potameis
Tityus kaderkai
speciesTityus kaderkai
Tityus nematochirus
speciesTityus nematochirus
Tityus cisandinus
speciesTityus cisandinus
Tityus roigi
speciesTityus roigi
Tityus bolivianus
speciesTityus bolivianus
Tityus gasci
speciesTityus gasci
Tityus blaseri
speciesTityus blaseri
Tityus festae
speciesTityus festae
Tityus riverai
speciesTityus riverai
Tityus smithii
speciesTityus smithii
Tityus michelii
speciesTityus michelii
Tityus paraguayensis
speciesTityus paraguayensis
Tityus crassicauda
speciesTityus crassicauda
Tityus guane
speciesTityus guane
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 119890.