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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
172
629
1333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
28
105
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
4
20
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
4 Families width 37 Species and 2 Subspecies
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions27SpeciesTaxom
Euscorpiidae Laurie, 1896Shorttail scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Hormuridae Laurie, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
20 Genera with 37 Species
Afrolychas Kovarík, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Babycurus Karsch, 19136SpeciesTaxom
Euscorpius Thorell, 1800Small wood-scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Gint Kovarik, Low..., 20181SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 18617SpeciesTaxom
Iomachus Pocock, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Isometrus Ehrenberg, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Lychas C. L. Koch, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Neobuthus Hirst, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Odonturus Karsch, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Opisthacanthus Peters, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Pandinoides Fet, 1997
0SpeciesTaxom
Pandinops Birula, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Pandinurus Fet, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Pandinus Thorell, 1890African emperor scorpions5SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 18956SpeciesTaxom
Riftobuthus Lourenço, Du..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Somalibuthus Kovarík, 20211SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectes Peters, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectoides Lourenço, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
37 Species and 2 Subspecies
Afrolychas burdoi Simon, 1882
Babycurus buettneri Karsch, 1886
Babycurus jacksoni Pocock, 1890
Babycurus pictus (Pocock, 1896)⇒ Babycurus buettneri Karsch, 1886
Babycurus ugartei (Kovarík, 2000)⇒ Barbaracurus ugartei Kovařík, 2000
Babycurus wituensis Kraepelin, 1913
Babycurus wituensis wituensis Kraepelin, 1913
Euscorpius (Polytrichobthrius) italicus Herbst, 1800
Gint childsi Kovařík, 2018
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) fuscitruncus Caporiacco, 1936
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) minax L. Koch, 1875
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) polystictus Pocock, 1896
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) trilineatus Peters, 1861
Hottentotta eminii Pocock, 1890
Hottentotta mazuchi Kovarík, 2013
Hottentotta trilineata Peters, 1861
Iomachus politus Pocock, 1896Tanzanian Long-claw Scorpion
Isometrus (Isometrus) maculatus DeGeer, 1778Lesser brown scorpion
Lychas burdoi Simon, 1882
Lychas obsti Kraepelin, 1913
Odonturus dentatus Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) rugiceps Pocock, 1897Northern jointvetch
Pandinurus exitialis Pocock, 1888Seagrape snail
Pandinurus gregoryi Pocock, 1896
Pandinus (Pandinoides) cavimanus Pocock, 1888Red claw scorpion
Pandinus (Pandinops) bellicosus Koch, 1875
Pandinus (Pandinurus) gregoryi Pocock, 1896
Pandinus (Pandinurus) pallidus Kraepelin, 1894
Pandinus (Pandinurus) viatoris Pocock, 1890
Parabuthus granimanus Pocock, 1895
Parabuthus granimanus granimanus Pocock, 1895
Parabuthus leiosoma Pocock, 1901
Parabuthus liosoma Ehrenberg, 1828African black tail scorpion
Parabuthus maximus Werner, 1913
Parabuthus pallidus Pocock, 1895
Riftobuthus inexpectatus Lourenço, Du..., 2010
Somalibuthus sabae Kovarik & Nj..., 2021
Uroplectes fischeri Karsch, 1879
Uroplectoides emiliae Werner, 1916

Subnodes of Scorpiones with occurrences in Kenya
SuborderNeoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
4
20
37
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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