Uroplectes lineatus

Uroplectes lineatus is a scorpion, endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa.[2] U. lineatus is noted for is a clinically important venom.[3]

Uroplectes lineatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Order:
Scorpiones
Family:
Buthidae
Genus:
Uroplectes
Species:
U. lineatus
Binomial name
Uroplectes lineatus
(Koch, 1844)[1]

References
  1. "species Uroplectes lineatus (C. L. Koch, 1844)". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  2. "Uroplectes (lesser thick-tailed scorpions)". Iziko South African Museum. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  3. Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. p. 1315. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.


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