Parabuthus granulatus
Parabuthus granulatus, better known as the granulated thick-tailed scorpion, is a large species of scorpion from the drier parts of southern Africa. It can measure up to 11.5 cm, and is dark yellow to brown in colour. It has a small vesicle, but is one of the more venomous scorpion species of the region.[1] Of all scorpion species, it causes most of the serious cases of poisoning from the animal in South Africa, and a few people die each year from their sting.[2]
| Parabuthus granulatus | |
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| Brown phase in the Kgalagadi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Buthidae |
| Genus: | Parabuthus |
| Species: | P. granulatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Parabuthus granulatus (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828)
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References
- ↑ Larsen, Norman. Parabuthus (burrowing thick-tailed scorpions). Biodiversity ExplorerIziko Museums. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ↑ Larsen, Norman. Parabuthus granulatus (Granulated thick-tailed scorpion). Biodiversity ExplorerIziko Museums. Retrieved 9 May 2016.