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Pillar Tailed Scorpions
Orthochirus
Orthochirus is a genus of scorpion in the family Buthidae, first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1891.
56 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Orthochirus negebensis
speciesOrthochirus negebensis
Orthochirus glabrifrons
speciesOrthochirus glabrifrons
Orthochirus melanurus
speciesOrthochirus melanurus
Orthochirus bicolor
speciesOrthochirus bicolor
Orthochirus mesopotamicus
speciesOrthochirus mesopotamicus
Orthochirus farzanpayi
speciesOrthochirus farzanpayi
Orthochirus maroccanus
speciesOrthochirus maroccanus
Orthochirus formozovi
speciesOrthochirus formozovi
Orthochirus carinatus
speciesOrthochirus carinatus
Orthochirus innesi
speciesOrthochirus innesi
Orthochirus krishnai
speciesOrthochirus krishnai
Orthochirus flavescens
speciesOrthochirus flavescens
Orthochirus navidpouri
speciesOrthochirus navidpouri
Orthochirus pallidus
speciesOrthochirus pallidus
Orthochirus cloudsleythompsoni
speciesOrthochirus cloudsleythompsoni
Orthochirus fuscipes
speciesOrthochirus fuscipes
Orthochirus bastawadei
speciesOrthochirus bastawadei
Orthochirus olivaceus
speciesOrthochirus olivaceus
Orthochirus kryzhanovskyi
speciesOrthochirus kryzhanovskyi
Orthochirus iraqus
speciesOrthochirus iraqus
Orthochirus stockwelli
speciesOrthochirus stockwelli
Orthochirus afar
speciesOrthochirus afar
Orthochirus nordmanni
speciesOrthochirus nordmanni
Orthochirus fomichevi
speciesOrthochirus fomichevi
Orthochirus varius
speciesOrthochirus varius
Orthochirus gantenbeini
speciesOrthochirus gantenbeini
Orthochirus gruberi
speciesOrthochirus gruberi
Orthochirus hormozganensis
speciesOrthochirus hormozganensis
Orthochirus persa
speciesOrthochirus persa
Orthochirus arabicus
speciesOrthochirus arabicus
Orthochirus scrobiculosus
speciesOrthochirus scrobiculosus
Orthochirus feti
speciesOrthochirus feti
Orthochirus gromovi
speciesOrthochirus gromovi
Orthochirus afghanus
speciesOrthochirus afghanus
Orthochirus danielleae
speciesOrthochirus danielleae
Orthochirus erardi
speciesOrthochirus erardi
Orthochirus heratensis
speciesOrthochirus heratensis
Orthochirus iranus
speciesOrthochirus iranus
Orthochirus jalalabadensis
speciesOrthochirus jalalabadensis
Orthochirus kaspareki
speciesOrthochirus kaspareki
Orthochirus kermanensis
speciesOrthochirus kermanensis
Orthochirus kinzelbachi
speciesOrthochirus kinzelbachi
Orthochirus kucerai
speciesOrthochirus kucerai
Orthochirus masihipouri
speciesOrthochirus masihipouri
Orthochirus minor
speciesOrthochirus minor
Orthochirus monodi
speciesOrthochirus monodi
Orthochirus samrchelsis
speciesOrthochirus samrchelsis
Orthochirus semnanensis
speciesOrthochirus semnanensis
Orthochirus soufiensis
speciesOrthochirus soufiensis
Orthochirus tassili
speciesOrthochirus tassili
Orthochirus vignolii
speciesOrthochirus vignolii
Orthochirus zagrosensis
speciesOrthochirus zagrosensis
Orthochirus birulai
speciesOrthochirus birulai
Orthochirus grosseri
speciesOrthochirus grosseri
Orthochirus sejnai
speciesOrthochirus sejnai
Orthochirus tibesti
speciesOrthochirus tibesti
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 461988.