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Heterometrus
Genus of scorpions / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Heterometrus, whose members are also known by the collective vernacular name Asian Forest Scorpion, is a genus of scorpions belonging to the family Scorpionidae. It is distributed widely across tropical and subtropical southeastern Asia, including Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, India (Nicobar Islands, Andaman Islands), and China (Hainan).[2][3] It is notable for containing some of the largest living species of scorpions.
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Heterometrus | |
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Heterometrus spinifer | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Scorpiones |
Family: | Scorpionidae |
Genus: | Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 1828 |
Type species | |
Buthus (Heterometrus) spinifer | |
Diversity | |
8 species | |
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