Checklist for Order Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 (scorpion)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
List of families for Southern Africa
5 Families width 199 Species and 42 Subspecies
Genera for Southern Africa
27 Genera with 199 Species #ABCHIKLMOPSUV
| Afroisometrus Kovarík, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Androctonus Ehrenberg, 1839 | Fat-tailed scorpions | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Babycurus Karsch, 1896 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Bothriurus Peters, 1932 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brandbergia Prendini, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Buthus Leach, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercophonius Peters, 1844 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cheloctonus Pocock, 1914 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Hadogenes Kraepelin, 1985 | South African rock scorpions | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 1943 | Giant forest scorpions | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hottentotta Birula, 1861 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Iomachus Pocock, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isometroides Keyserling, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Isometrus Ehrenberg, 1828 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Karasbergia Hewitt, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lisposoma Lawrence, 1979 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lychas C. L. Koch, 1844 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mesobuthus Vachon, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Opisthacanthus Peters, 1925 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1876 | Burrowing scorpions | 79 | Species | Taxom | | Pandinus Thorell, 1888 | African emperor scorpions | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parabuthus Pocock, 1862 | | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudolychas Kraepelin, 1961 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Scorpio Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urodacus Peters, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Uroplectes Peters, 1876 | | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Vaejovis Koch, 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southern Africa
199 Species and 42 Subspecies | Afroisometrus minshullae Fitzpatrick, 1994 | | | Androctonus australis Linné, 1758 | Fattail scorpion | | Androctonus crassicauda Olivier, 1807 | Arabian black fat-tailed scorpion | | Androctonus thessandrus C. L. Koch, 1839 | | | Babycurus buettneri Karsch, 1886 | | | Babycurus jacksoni Pocock, 1890 | | | Babycurus johnstonii Pocock, 1896 | | | Babycurus pictus (Pocock, 1896) | ⇒ Babycurus buettneri Karsch, 1886 | | Bothriurus (Bothriurus) asper Pocock, 1893 | | | Bothriurus (Bothriurus) rochai Mello-Leitao, 1932 | | | Brandbergia haringtoni Prendini, 2003 | | | Buthus fulvipes (Simon, 1888) | ⇒ Heterometrus fulvipes C.L. Koch, 1837 | | Cercophonius kershawi Glauert, 1930 | | | Cercophonius squama Gervais, 1844 | Forest scorpion | | Cheloctonus anthracinus Pocock, 1899 | | | Cheloctonus anthracinus anthracinus Pocock, 1899 | | | Cheloctonus anthracinus warreni Hewitt, 1931 | | | Cheloctonus crassimanus Pocock, 1896 | | | Cheloctonus crassimanus crassimanus Pocock, 1896 | | | Cheloctonus crassimanus depressus Hewitt, 1918 | | | Cheloctonus glaber Kraepelin, 1896 | | | Cheloctonus intermedius Hewitt, 1912 | | | Cheloctonus jonesii Pocock, 1892 | | | Cheloctonus jonesii jonesii Pocock, 1892 | | | Cheloctonus jonesii sculpturatus Hewitt, 1914 | | | Hadogenes bicolor Purcell, 1899 | Giant Banded Flat Rock Scorpion | | Hadogenes bifossulatus Roewer, 1943 | | | Hadogenes gracilis Hewitt, 1909 | | | Hadogenes granulatus Purcell, 1901 | | | Hadogenes gunnigi Purcell, 1899 | | | Hadogenes gunningi Purcell, 1899 | | | Hadogenes hahni Peters, 1862 | | | Hadogenes lawrencei Newlands, 1972 | | | Hadogenes longimanus Prendini, 2001 | | | Hadogenes minor Purcell, 1899 | | | Hadogenes newlandsi Prendini, 2001 | | | Hadogenes pallidus (Pocock, 1898) | ⇒ Hadogenes trichiurus Gervais, 1843 | | Hadogenes phyllodes Thorell, 1876 | | | Hadogenes polytrichobothrius Prendini, 2006 | | | Hadogenes southpansbergensis Prendini, 2006 | | | Hadogenes taeniurus Thorell, 1876 | | | Hadogenes tityrus Simon, 1888 | | | Hadogenes trichiurus Gervais, 1843 | | | Hadogenes trichiurus caffer Hewitt, 1918 | | | Hadogenes trichiurus gracilioides Hewitt, 1918 | | | Hadogenes trichiurus pallidus Pocock, 1898 | | | Hadogenes trichiurus parvus Hewitt, 1925 | | | Hadogenes trichiurus trichiurus Gervais, 1843 | | | Hadogenes trichiurus werneri Fet, 1997 | | | Hadogenes trichiurus whitei Purcell, 1899 | | | Hadogenes troglodytes Peters, 1861 | Flat rock scorpion | | Hadogenes troglodytes crassicaudatus Hewitt, 1918 | | | Hadogenes troglodytes dentatus Hewitt, 1918 | | | Hadogenes troglodytes letabensis Werner, 1933 | | | Hadogenes troglodytes troglodytes Peters, 1861 | | | Hadogenes troglodytes zuluanus Lawrence, 1937 | | | Hadogenes zuluanus Lawrence, 1937 | | | Hadogenes zumpti Newlands & C..., 1985 | | | Heterometrus (Chersonesometrus) fulvipes C.L. Koch, 1837 | | | Heterometrus laevifrons (Roewer, 1943) | ⇒ Heterometrus liophysa Thorell, 1888 | | Hottentotta (Hottentotta) arenaceus Purcell, 1901 | | | Hottentotta (Hottentotta) conspersus Thorell, 1876 | Sesriem Scorpion | | Hottentotta (Hottentotta) trilineatus Peters, 1861 | | | Hottentotta trilineata Peters, 1861 | | | Iomachus politus Pocock, 1896 | Tanzanian Long-claw Scorpion | | Isometroides vescus Karsch, 1880 | San Xavier talussnail | | Karasbergia methueni Hewitt, 1913 | | | Lisposoma elegans Lawrence, 1928 | | | Lisposoma joseehermana Lamoral, 1979 | | | Lisposoma joseehermanorum Lamoral, 1979 | | | Lychas burdoi Simon, 1882 | | | Lychas marmoreus C. L. Koch, 1844 | Bark scorpion | | Mesobuthus eupeus C. L. Koch, 1839 | Lesser Asian scorpion | | Mesobuthus eupeus pachysoma Birula, 1900 | | | Opisthacanthus (Monodopisthacanthus) punctulatus Pocock, 1896..., 2001 | | | Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) africanus Simon, 1876 | | | Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) asper Peters, 1861 | Yellowlegged creeping scorpion | | Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) basutus Lawrence, 1955 | | | Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) capensis Thorell, 1876 | | | Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) diremptus Karsch, 1879 | | | Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) laevipes Pocock, 1893 | | | Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) piscatorius Lawrence, 1955 | | | Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) validus Thorell, 1876 | | | Opisthacanthus aequispinus (Kraepelin, 1911) | ⇒ Opisthacanthus diremptus Karsch, 1879 | | Opisthacanthus browni (Hewitt, 1925) | ⇒ Opisthacanthus capensis Thorell, 1876 | | Opistophthalmus adustus Kraepelin, 1908 | | | Opistophthalmus ammopoides | | | Opistophthalmus ammopus Lamoral, 1980 | | | Opistophthalmus ater Purcell, 1898 | | | Opistophthalmus austerus Karsch, 1879 | Uinta sandwort | | Opistophthalmus boehmi Kraepelin, 1896 | | | Opistophthalmus brevicauda Lawrence, 1928 | | | Opistophthalmus breviceps Pocock, 1896 | | | Opistophthalmus capensis Herbst, 1800 | | | Opistophthalmus carinatus Peters, 1861 | African Yellow-leg Scorpion | | Opistophthalmus carinatus carinatus Peters, 1861 | | | Opistophthalmus carinatus cavimanus Lawrence, 1928 | | | Opistophthalmus cavimanus Lawrence, 1928 | | | Opistophthalmus chaperi Simon, 1880 | | | Opistophthalmus chrysites Lawrence, 1967 | Mosquito waterwort | | Opistophthalmus coetzeei Lamoral, 1979 | | | Opistophthalmus concinnus Newlands, 1972 | | | Opistophthalmus crassimanus Purcell, 1899 | | | Opistophthalmus ecristatus Pocock, 1899 | | | Opistophthalmus fitzsimonsi Hewitt, 1935 | | | Opistophthalmus flavescens Purcell, 1898 | | | Opistophthalmus fossor Purcell, 1898 | | | Opistophthalmus fuscipes Purcell, 1899 | | | Opistophthalmus gibbericauda Lamoral, 1979 | | | Opistophthalmus gigas Purcell, 1898 | | | Opistophthalmus glabrifrons Peters, 1861 | Opistophalmus glabrifons | | Opistophthalmus granicauda Purcell, 1898 | | | Opistophthalmus granifrons Pocock, 1896 | | | Opistophthalmus gravimanus | | | Opistophthalmus haackei Lawrence, 1966 | | | Opistophthalmus haringtoni | | | Opistophthalmus harpei Harington, 2002 | | | Opistophthalmus hewitti | | | Opistophthalmus holmi Lawrence, 1969 | | | Opistophthalmus huib | | | Opistophthalmus insulomontanus | | | Opistophthalmus intercedens Kraepelin, 1908 | | | Opistophthalmus intermedius Kraepelin, 1894 | | | Opistophthalmus jenseni Lamoral, 1972 | | | Opistophthalmus karrooensis Purcell, 1898 | | | Opistophthalmus keilandsi Hewitt, 1914 | | | Opistophthalmus koa | | | Opistophthalmus laevicauda Roewer, 1943 | | | Opistophthalmus lamorali Prendini, 2000 | | | Opistophthalmus laticauda Purcell, 1898 | | | Opistophthalmus latimanus Koch, 1841 | | | Opistophthalmus latro Thorell, 1894 | | | Opistophthalmus lawrencei Newlands, 1969 | | | Opistophthalmus leipoldti Purcell, 1898 | | | Opistophthalmus litoralis Lawrence, 1955 | | | Opistophthalmus longicauda Purcell, 1899 | | | Opistophthalmus lornae Lamoral, 1979 | | | Opistophthalmus luciranus Lawrence, 1959 | | | Opistophthalmus macer Thorell, 1876 | | | Opistophthalmus monopectinidens | | | Opistophthalmus nitidiceps Pocock, 1896 | | | Opistophthalmus opinatus Simon, 1888 | | | Opistophthalmus pallipes Koch, 1842 | | | Opistophthalmus pattisoni Purcell, 1899 | | | Opistophthalmus penrithorum Lamoral, 1979 | | | Opistophthalmus peringueyi Purcell, 1898 | | | Opistophthalmus pictus Kraepelin, 1894 | | | Opistophthalmus pluridens Hewitt, 1918 | | | Opistophthalmus politicauda | | | Opistophthalmus praedo Thorell, 1876 | | | Opistophthalmus pugnax Thorell, 1876 | | | Opistophthalmus purcelli | | | Opistophthalmus pygmaeus Lamoral, 1979 | | | Opistophthalmus reticulosternus | | | Opistophthalmus scabrifrons Hewitt, 1913 | | | Opistophthalmus schlechteri Purcell, 1898 | | | Opistophthalmus schultzei Kraepelin, 1908 | | | Opistophthalmus scorpia | | | Opistophthalmus setifrons Lawrence, 1961 | | | Opistophthalmus ugabensis (Hewitt, 1934) | ⇒ Opistophthalmus carinatus cavimanus Lawrence, 1928 | | Opistophthalmus undulatus Kraepelin, 1908 | | | Opistophthalmus venustus | | | Opistophthalmus vulnerabilis | | | Opistophthalmus wahlbergii Thorell, 1876 | Tricolor Scorpion | | Pandinus (Pandinoides) cavimanus Pocock, 1888 | Red claw scorpion | | Parabuthus brachystylus Lawrence, 1928 | | | Parabuthus brevimanus Thorell, 1876 | | | Parabuthus calvus Purcell, 1898 | | | Parabuthus capensis Ehrenberg, 1831 | | | Parabuthus distridor Lamoral, 1980 | | | Parabuthus flavidus (Pocock, 1899) | ⇒ Parabuthus mossambicensis Peters, 1861 | | Parabuthus glabrimanus Prendini & E..., 2010 | | | Parabuthus gracilis Lamoral, 1979 | | | Parabuthus granulatus Ehrenberg, 1831 | Granulated thick-tailed scorpion | | Parabuthus granulatus granulatus Ehrenberg, 1831 | | | Parabuthus granulatus strenuus Hewitt, 1918 | | | Parabuthus kalaharicus Lamoral, 1977 | | | Parabuthus kraepelini Werner, 1902 | | | Parabuthus kuanyamarum Monard, 1937 | | | Parabuthus laevifrons Simon, 1888 | | | Parabuthus mossambicensis Peters, 1861 | | | Parabuthus mossambicensis flavidus Pocock, 1899 | | | Parabuthus mossambicensis mossambicensis Peters, 1861 | | | Parabuthus muelleri Prendini, 2000 | | | Parabuthus namibensis Lamoral, 1979 | | | Parabuthus nanus Lamoral, 1979 | | | Parabuthus neglectus Purcell, 1899 | | | Parabuthus planicauda Pocock, 1889 | | | Parabuthus planicauda frenchi Purcell, 1901 | | | Parabuthus planicauda planicauda Pocock, 1889 | | | Parabuthus raudus Simon, 1888 | Rough thick-tailed scorpion | | Parabuthus schlechteri Purcell, 1899 | | | Parabuthus setiventer Prendini & E..., 2010 | | | Parabuthus stridulus Hewitt, 1913 | | | Parabuthus transvaalicus Purcell, 1899 | | | Parabuthus villosus Peters, 1862 | Black hairy thick-tailed scorpion | | Parabuthus villosus brachystylus Lawrence, 1928 | | | Parabuthus villosus villosus Peters, 1862 | | | Pseudolychas ochraceus Hirst, 1911 | | | Pseudolychas pegleri Purcell, 1901 | | | Pseudolychas pegleri multicarinatus Hewitt, 1925 | | | Pseudolychas pegleri nigrimanus Kraepelin, 1911 | | | Pseudolychas pegleri pegleri Purcell, 1901 | | | Pseudolychas transvaalicus Lawrence, 1961 | | | Scorpio maurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Large-clawed Scorpion | | Urodacus armatus Pocock, 1888 | Yellow sand scorpion | | Urodacus manicatus Thorell, 1876 | Black rock scorpion | | Urodacus yaschenkoi Birula, 1903 | Inland robust scorpion | | Uroplectes carinatus Pocock, 1890 | | | Uroplectes carinatus australis Hewitt, 1918 | | | Uroplectes carinatus carinatus Pocock, 1890 | | | Uroplectes chubbi Hirst, 1911 | | | Uroplectes chubbi chubbi Hirst, 1911 | | | Uroplectes flavoviridis Peters, 1861 | | | Uroplectes formosus Pocock, 1890 | Jointvetch | | Uroplectes formosus basuticus Hewitt, 1927 | | | Uroplectes formosus formosus Pocock, 1890 | | | Uroplectes formosus maculipes Hewitt, 1918 | | | Uroplectes formosus spenceri Pocock, 1896 | | | Uroplectes gracilior (Hewitt, 1914) | ⇒ Uroplectes schlechteri Purcell, 1901 | | Uroplectes insignis Pocock, 1890 | Jointvetch | | Uroplectes lineatus Koch, 1844 | | | Uroplectes longimanus Werner, 1936 | | | Uroplectes lunulifer Simon, 1888 | | | Uroplectes marlothi Purcell, 1901 | | | Uroplectes marshalli (Pocock, 1896) | ⇒ Uroplectes triangulifer Thorell, 1876 | | Uroplectes occidentalis Simon, 1876 | | | Uroplectes occidentalis occidentalis Simon, 1876 | | | Uroplectes olivaceus Pocock, 1896 | | | Uroplectes otjimbinguensis Karsch, 1879 | | | Uroplectes otjimbinguensis otjimbinguensis Karsch, 1879 | | | Uroplectes pilosus Thorell, 1876 | | | Uroplectes planimanus Karsch, 1879 | | | Uroplectes planimanus planimanus Karsch, 1879 | | | Uroplectes schlechteri Purcell, 1901 | | | Uroplectes teretipes Lawrence, 1966 | | | Uroplectes triangulifer Thorell, 1876 | | | Uroplectes tumidimanus Lamoral, 1979 | | | Uroplectes variegatus C. L. Koch, 1844 | | | Uroplectes vittatus Thorell, 1876 | | | Vaejovis tenuipalpus Sissom, Hugh..., 2012 | |
Subnodes of Scorpiones with occurrences in Southern Africa
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