Liocheles australasiae (Fabricius, 1775) is a animal in the Hormuridae family, order Scorpiones, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Liocheles australasiae (Fabricius, 1775)

Liocheles australasiae (Fabricius, 1775)

Liocheles australasiae is a small parthenogenetic scorpion with a wide distribution across Asia and Oceania.

Family
Genus
Liocheles
Order
Scorpiones
Class
Arachnida

About Liocheles australasiae (Fabricius, 1775)

Liocheles australasiae (Fabricius, 1775) is a small scorpion species that reaches a total length of 22 to 36 mm. Most populations of this species are parthenogenetic, which means they are able to produce young without needing males. This species is distributed across India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the Yaeyama Islands of Japan, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, the Mariana Islands, Indonesia, Australia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and French Polynesia.

Photo: (c) Yap Ee Hean, all rights reserved, uploaded by Yap Ee Hean

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Scorpiones Hormuridae Liocheles

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