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Checklist for Order Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 (scorpion)
and region Iran (Near East)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
154
640
1616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
22
94
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
3
27
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Iran
3 Families width 74 Species and 20 Subspecies
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions64SpeciesTaxom
Hemiscorpiidae Pocock, 1893Longtail rock scorpions8SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Iran
27 Genera with 74 Species
#ABCHIKLMNOPRSV
Androctonus Ehrenberg, 2022Fat-tailed scorpions6SpeciesTaxom
Anomalobuthus Kraepelin, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Apistobuthus Finnegan, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Babycurus Karsch, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Buthacus Birula, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Buthus Leach, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Compsobuthus Vachon, 200410SpeciesTaxom
Habibiella Vachon, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Hemiscorpius Peters, 19037SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 20109SpeciesTaxom
Iranobuthus Kovarík, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Kraepelinia Vachon, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Liobuthus Birula, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Mesobuthus Vachon, 189915SpeciesTaxom
Nebo Simon, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Odontobuthus Vachon, 20138SpeciesTaxom
Olivierus Farzanpay, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Orthochirus Karsch, 19957SpeciesTaxom
Paraorthochirus Lourenço & V..., 19952SpeciesTaxom
Polisius Fet, Capes &..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Razianus Farzanpay, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Sassandiothus Farzanpay, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Sassanidothus Farzanpay, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Sassanidotus Farzanpay, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Scorpio Linnaeus, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Simonoides Vachon & Far..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Vachoniolus Levy, Amitai..., 20081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iran
74 Species and 20 Subspecies
Androctonus amoreuxi Audouin, 1826African fattail scorpion
Androctonus amoreuxi baluchicus Pocock, 1900
Androctonus crassicauda Olivier, 1807Arabian black fat-tailed scorpion
Androctonus finitimus Pocock, 1897
Androctonus rostami Barahoei, Mi..., 2025
Androctonus sistanus Barahoei & M..., 2022
Anomalobuthus talebii Teruel, Kova..., 2014
Apistobuthus susanae Lourenço, 1998
Babycurus jacksoni Pocock, 1890
Buthacus leptochelys Ehrenberg, 1829
Buthacus macrocentrus Ehrenberg, 1828Threaded trophon
Buthus eupeus (Birula, 1904)⇒ Phytoptus avellanae Nalepa, 1889
Buthus jayakari (Pocock, 1895)⇒ Hottentotta jayakari jayakari Pocock, 1895
Compsobuthus garyi Lourenço & V..., 2001
Compsobuthus jakesi Kovarík, 2003
Compsobuthus kafkai Kovarík, 2003
Compsobuthus kaftani Kovarík, 2003
Compsobuthus matthiesseni Birula, 1905
Compsobuthus persicus Navidpour, S..., 2008
Compsobuthus petriolii Vignoli, 2005
Compsobuthus plutenkoi Kovarík, 2003
Compsobuthus rugosulus Pocock, 1900
Compsobuthus sobotniki Kovarík, 2004
Habibiella gaillardi Vachon, 1974
Hemiscorpius acanthocercus Monod & Lour..., 2005
Hemiscorpius enischnochela Monod & Lour..., 2005
Hemiscorpius gaillardia
Hemiscorpius kashkayi Karatas & Gh..., 2013
Hemiscorpius lepturus Peters, 1861
Hemiscorpius persicum Birula, 1903
Hemiscorpius persicus Birula, 1903
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) alticola Pocock, 1895
Hottentotta alticola alticola Pocock, 1895
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) jayakari Pocock, 1895Iranian black-tailed alligator back scorpion
Hottentotta jayakari jayakari Pocock, 1895
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) saulcyi Simon, 1880
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) schach Birula, 1905
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) zagrosensis Kovarík, 1997
Hottentotta khoozestanus Navidpour, K..., 2008
Hottentotta lorestanus Navidpour, N..., 2010
Iranobuthus krali Kovarík, 1997
Kraepelinia palpator Birula, 1903
Liobuthus kessleri Birula, 1898
Mesobuthus agnetis Werner, 1936
Mesobuthus caucasicus Nordmann, 1840
Mesobuthus eupeus C. L. Koch, 1839Lesser Asian scorpion
Mesobuthus eupeus afghanus Pocock, 1889
Mesobuthus eupeus eupeus C. L. Koch, 1839
Mesobuthus eupeus iranus Birula, 1917
Mesobuthus eupeus kirmanensis Birula, 1900
Mesobuthus eupeus pachysoma Birula, 1900
Mesobuthus eupeus persicus Pocock, 1899
Mesobuthus eupeus philippovitschi Birula, 1905
Mesobuthus eupeus phillipsii Pocock, 1889
Mesobuthus eupeus thersites C. L. Koch, 1839
Mesobuthus macmahoni Pocock, 1900
Mesobuthus phillipsi Pocock, 1889
Mesobuthus vesiculatus Pocock, 1899
Nebo henjamicus Francke, 1980
Odontobuthus bidentatus Lourenço & P..., 2002
Odontobuthus chabaharensis Barahoei, Pr..., 2021
Odontobuthus doriae Thorell, 1876
Odontobuthus kermanus Barahoei, Pr..., 2021
Odontobuthus odonturus Pocock, 1897
Odontobuthus persicus Barahoei & S..., 2024
Odontobuthus tavighiae Navidpour, S..., 2013
Odontobuthus tirgari Mirshamsi, A..., 2013
Olivierus caucasicus Nordmann, 1840
Olivierus caucasicus intermedia Birula, 1897
Olivierus parthorum Pocock, 1889
Orthochirus farzanpayi Vachon & Far..., 1987
Orthochirus glabrifrons Kraepelin, 1903
Orthochirus scrobiculosus Grube, 1873
Orthochirus scrobiculosus dentatus Birula, 1900
Orthochirus scrobiculosus persa Birula, 1900
Orthochirus sobotniki KovaÅ™ík, 2004
Orthochirus stockwelli Lourenço & V..., 1995
Paraorthochirus goyffoni Lourenço & V..., 1995
Paraorthochirus stockwelli Lourenço & V..., 1995
Polisius persicus Fet, Capes &..., 2001
Razianus zarudnyi Birula, 1903
Sassandiothus gracilis Birula, 1900
Sassandiothus zarudnyi Birula, 1900
Sassanidothus zarudnyi Birula, 1900
Sassanidothus zarudnyi gracilis Birula, 1900
Sassanidothus zarudnyi sarghadensis Birula, 1903
Sassanidothus zarudnyi zarudnyi Birula, 1900
Sassanidotus gracilis Birula, 1900
Sassanidotus zarudnyi Birula, 1900
Scorpio maurus Linnaeus, 1758Large-clawed Scorpion
Scorpio maurus kruglovi Birula, 1910
Scorpio maurus townsendi Pocock, 1900
Simonoides farzanpayi Vachon & Far..., 1987
Vachoniolus iranus Navidpour, K..., 2008

Subnodes of Scorpiones with occurrences in Iran
SuborderNeoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
3
27
74
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Scorpiones at biodiversity.org.au
Scorpiones at gbif.org
Scorpiones at itis.gov