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Alligatorback Scorpion
Hottentotta hottentotta
Hottentotta hottentotta, also known by its common name alligatorback scorpion is a species from the genus Hottentotta. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. The species is found in West Africa. Females are capable of parthenogenesis.
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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 134114.