Bothriurus is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests.[1]

Bothriurus
Bothriurus bonariensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Bothriuridae
Genus: Bothriurus
Peters, 1861
Type species
Brotheas bonariensis
Koch, 1842

Species

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The following species are included in the genus Bothriurus:

References

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  1. ^ Mattoni, Camilo Iván; Acosta, Luis Eduardo (2005). "A New Species of Bothriurus from Brazil (Scorpiones, Bothriuridae)". Journal of Arachnology. 33 (3): 735–744. doi:10.1636/H04-31.1. ISSN 0161-8202. S2CID 86638205.
  2. ^ a b Santos-Da-Silva, Andria De Paula; Carvalho, Leonardo Sousa; Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2017). "Two new species of Bothriurus Peters, 1861 (Scorpiones, Bothriuridae) from Northeastern Brazil". Zootaxa. 4258 (3): 238–256. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4258.3.2. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 28609916.
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