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Pseudochactas
Pseudochactas is a genus of scorpions within the family Pseudochactidae, first described by Alexander V. Gromov in 1998. This genus is notable for its distinctive morphological features and its status as a "living fossil" due to its unique evolutionary lineage.
2 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Pseudochactas ovchinnikovi
speciesPseudochactas ovchinnikovi
Pseudochactas mischi
speciesPseudochactas mischi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 1287703.