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Pandinus
Genus of scorpions / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pandinus is a genus of large scorpions belonging to the family Scorpionidae. It contains one of the most popular pet scorpions, the emperor scorpion (P. imperator). The genus is distributed across tropical Africa.[1][2][3]
Quick Facts Pandinus, Scientific classification ...
Pandinus | |
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Pandinus imperator | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Scorpiones |
Family: | Scorpionidae |
Subfamily: | Scorpioninae |
Genus: | Pandinus Thorell, 1876 |
Type species | |
Buthus imperator C. L. Koch, 1841 | |
Diversity | |
4 species |
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