Opistophthalmus glabrifrons Peters, 1861 is a animal in the Scorpionidae family, order Scorpiones, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Opistophthalmus glabrifrons Peters, 1861

Opistophthalmus glabrifrons Peters, 1861

Opistophthalmus glabrifrons is a large burrowing scorpion species found in Southern and Eastern Africa.

Family
Genus
Opistophthalmus
Order
Scorpiones
Class
Arachnida

About Opistophthalmus glabrifrons Peters, 1861

Opistophthalmus glabrifrons, commonly known as the shiny burrow scorpion or the yellow-legged burrowing scorpion, is a large burrowing scorpion species. Adults of this species reach 11 to 15 centimeters in length. It is found in Southern and Eastern Africa.

Photo: (c) Joubert Heymans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Joubert Heymans · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Scorpiones Scorpionidae Opistophthalmus

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