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Stridulating Thicktail Scorpions and Allies
Parabuthus
Parabuthus is a genus of large and highly venomous Afrotropical scorpions, that show a preference for areas of low rainfall. Their stings are medically important and human fatalities have been recorded.
39 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Drab Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus planicauda
Transvaal Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus transvaalicus
Granulated Thick-tailed Scorpion
speciesParabuthus granulatus
Small Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus brevimanus
Cape Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus capensis
Shaggy Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus villosus
Rough Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus raudus
Burrowing Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus schlechteri
Pallid Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus pallidus
Stridulating Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus stridulus
Mozambique Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus mossambicensis
Black-tipped Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus laevifrons
Ovambo Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus kuanyamarum
Black-Tipped Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus maximus
Kraepelin's Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus kraepelini
Namib Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus namibensis
Dwarf Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus nanus
Gracile Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus gracilis
Bald Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus calvus
Ethiopian Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus abyssinicus
Kalahari Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus kalaharicus
Hairy-bellied Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus setiventer
Hamar people's Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus hamar
Smooth-claw Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus glabrimanus
Smooth-bodied Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus liosoma
Robust Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus robustus
Somaliland Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus somalilandus
Mazuch's Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus mazuchi
Granular-clawed Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus granimanus
Sand Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus distridor
Paler-tailed Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus heterurus
Short-sting Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus brachystylus
Parabuthus starhai
speciesParabuthus starhai
Eritrean Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus eritreaensis
Oromian Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus kajibu
Kabátek's Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus kabateki
Cimrman's Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus cimrmani
Erigavo Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus erigavoensis
Muller's Thicktail Scorpion
speciesParabuthus muelleri
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 321562.