Reddyanus melanodactylus (L.Koch, 1867) is a animal in the Buthidae family, order Scorpiones, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Reddyanus melanodactylus (L.Koch, 1867)

Reddyanus melanodactylus (L.Koch, 1867)

Reddyanus melanodactylus is an Australian Buthidae scorpion found mainly in eastern Queensland and northern New South Wales.

Family
Genus
Reddyanus
Order
Scorpiones
Class
Arachnida

About Reddyanus melanodactylus (L.Koch, 1867)

Reddyanus melanodactylus (L. Koch, 1867) is a scorpion species that belongs to the Buthidae family. It is native to Australia. It was first formally described in 1867 by German arachnologist Ludwig Carl Christian Koch. This scorpion species occurs mainly in eastern Queensland; the southern end of its distribution range extends into northern New South Wales.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Scorpiones Buthidae Reddyanus

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