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Parabuthus liosoma

species of arachnid

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 11, 2021
Entity authorityQ3363120 ↗
Source-derived summary

Parabuthus liosoma, the African black tail scorpion, is a species of scorpions belonging to the family Buthidae.

Description

Parabuthus liosoma can reach a length of about 70 millimetres (2.8 in). These medium-sized scorpions are yellowish to reddish-brown, with darker or black last two metasoma segments.

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in the eastern and northeastern Africa (Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania) and in the Arabian peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Yemen). These scorpions can be found under stones and debris in arid or semi-arid desert scrubs, grassland and savannah.

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The public source identifies “Parabuthus liosoma” as species of arachnid. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Parabuthus, liosoma and species.

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This entry incorporates text from “Parabuthus liosoma” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.