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Nomad Scorpions
Hottentotta
Hottentotta is a genus of scorpion belonging to the family Buthidae. It is distributed widely across Africa. Species also occur in the Middle East, the Arabian Peninsula, southeastern Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Cape Verde Islands, Slovenia (rarely) and Sri Lanka (introduced).
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Indian Red Scorpion
speciesHottentotta tamulus
Hottentotta judaicus
speciesHottentotta judaicus
Eastern Nomad Scorpion
speciesHottentotta trilineatus
Black-tailed Alligatorback Scorpion
speciesHottentotta jayakari
Hottentotta gentili
speciesHottentotta gentili
Alligatorback Scorpion
speciesHottentotta hottentotta
Sesriem Scorpion
speciesHottentotta conspersus
South-western Nomad Scorpion
speciesHottentotta arenaceus
Eastern Ridge-back Scorpion
speciesHottentotta eminii
Hottentotta rugiscutis
speciesHottentotta rugiscutis
Hottentotta saulcyi
speciesHottentotta saulcyi
Hottentotta minax
speciesHottentotta minax
Hottentotta vinchu
speciesHottentotta vinchu
Hottentotta salei
speciesHottentotta salei
Hottentotta zagrosensis
speciesHottentotta zagrosensis
Hottentotta socotrensis
speciesHottentotta socotrensis
Hottentotta pachyurus
speciesHottentotta pachyurus
Turkana Ridge-Backed Scorpion
speciesHottentotta mazuchi
Hottentotta ugandaensis
speciesHottentotta ugandaensis
Hottentotta juliae
speciesHottentotta juliae
Hottentotta niloticus
speciesHottentotta niloticus
Hottentotta hatamtiorum
speciesHottentotta hatamtiorum
Hottentotta sousai
speciesHottentotta sousai
Hottentotta franzwerneri
speciesHottentotta franzwerneri
Hottentotta navidpouri
speciesHottentotta navidpouri
Hottentotta trailini
speciesHottentotta trailini
Hottentotta schach
speciesHottentotta schach
Hottentotta alticola
speciesHottentotta alticola
Hottentotta krivokhatskyi
speciesHottentotta krivokhatskyi
Hottentotta somalicus
speciesHottentotta somalicus
Hottentotta polystictus
speciesHottentotta polystictus
Hottentotta flavidulus
speciesHottentotta flavidulus
Hottentotta jalalabadensis
speciesHottentotta jalalabadensis
Hottentotta scaber
speciesHottentotta scaber
Hottentotta caboverdensis
speciesHottentotta caboverdensis
Hottentotta lorestanus
speciesHottentotta lorestanus
Hottentotta akbarii
speciesHottentotta akbarii
Hottentotta keralaensis
speciesHottentotta keralaensis
Hottentotta finneganae
speciesHottentotta finneganae
Hottentotta stockwelli
speciesHottentotta stockwelli
Hottentotta sistanensis
speciesHottentotta sistanensis
Hottentotta saxinatans
speciesHottentotta saxinatans
Hottentotta fuscitruncus
speciesHottentotta fuscitruncus
Hottentotta gambelaensis
speciesHottentotta gambelaensis
Hottentotta gibaensis
speciesHottentotta gibaensis
Hottentotta jabalpurensis
speciesHottentotta jabalpurensis
Hottentotta khoozestanus
speciesHottentotta khoozestanus
Hottentotta lacroixi
speciesHottentotta lacroixi
Hottentotta minusalta
speciesHottentotta minusalta
Hottentotta nigrimontanus
speciesHottentotta nigrimontanus
Hottentotta novaki
speciesHottentotta novaki
Hottentotta pellucidus
speciesHottentotta pellucidus
Hottentotta penjabensis
speciesHottentotta penjabensis
Hottentotta pooyani
speciesHottentotta pooyani
Hottentotta haudensis
speciesHottentotta haudensis
Hottentotta hoggarensis
speciesHottentotta hoggarensis
Hottentotta leetzi
speciesHottentotta leetzi
Hottentotta mesopotamicus
speciesHottentotta mesopotamicus
Hottentotta reddyi
speciesHottentotta reddyi
Hottentotta buchariensis
speciesHottentotta buchariensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 134113.