Urodacus manicatus (Thorell, 1876) is a animal in the Scorpionidae family, order Scorpiones, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Urodacus manicatus (Thorell, 1876)

Urodacus manicatus (Thorell, 1876)

Urodacus manicatus is a dark brown/black scorpion that reaches 5.5 cm, found in eastern and southern Australia in open forest granite outcrops.

Family
Genus
Urodacus
Order
Scorpiones
Class
Arachnida

About Urodacus manicatus (Thorell, 1876)

Urodacus manicatus (Thorell, 1876) grows to a maximum length of 5.5 cm (2.2 inches), and has a dark brown or black body coloration. This species has a distribution that extends from Queensland, through New South Wales and Victoria, to South Australia. It prefers to live in granite outcrops located in open forest habitats.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Scorpiones Scorpionidae Urodacus

More from Scorpionidae

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

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