Hottentotta hottentotta (Fabricius, 1787) is a animal in the Buthidae family, order Scorpiones, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Hottentotta hottentotta (Fabricius, 1787)

Hottentotta hottentotta (Fabricius, 1787)

Hottentotta hottentotta, the alligatorback scorpion, is a parthenogenetic scorpion species found in West Africa.

Family
Genus
Hottentotta
Order
Scorpiones
Class
Arachnida

About Hottentotta hottentotta (Fabricius, 1787)

Hottentotta hottentotta, commonly called the alligatorback scorpion, is a species belonging to the genus Hottentotta. This species was first formally described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. It occurs in West Africa, and female individuals of this species are capable of parthenogenesis.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Scorpiones Buthidae Hottentotta

More from Buthidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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