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Pages in category "Scorpions of North America" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. ... List of scorpions of Trinidad and Tobago ...
The word scorpion originated in Middle English between 1175 and 1225 AD from Old French scorpion, [1] or from Italian scorpione, both derived from the Latin scorpio, equivalent to scorpius, [2] which is the romanization of the Greek σκορπίος – skorpíos, [3] with no native IE etymology (cfr.
Eoscorpius is an extinct genus of scorpions.Several species have been formally described and named, while several other proposed species lack formal scientific names.The genus existed from the Carboniferous to the early Permian, its distribution spanning modern-day Asia, North America, and Europe.
The Arizona bark scorpion is the most venomous scorpion in North America, and its venom can cause severe pain (coupled with numbness, tingling, and vomiting) in adult humans, typically lasting between 24 and 72 hours. [4] Temporary dysfunction in the area stung is common; e.g. a hand or possibly arm can be immobilized or experience convulsions.
The giant hairy scorpion is the largest scorpion in North America and is one of the 23 species of scorpion in Nevada. [1] The fauna of the U.S. state of Nevada is mostly species adapted to desert, temperature extremes and to lack of moisture. With an average annual rainfall of only about 7 inches (180 mm), Nevada is the driest – and has the ...
Paruroctonus boreus, commonly known as the northern scorpion, [1] [2] [3] is a species of scorpion in the family Vaejovidae. It is the northernmost species of scorpion, the only scorpion found in Canada , [ 3 ] and one of the scorpions with the broadest distribution over North America .
This is a list of the scorpions of Trinidad and Tobago. The first synopsis of the scorpion fauna came from E. N. Kjellesvig-Waering [1] in 1966 with a total of 8 species. Work by Oscar Franke and Julius Boos, [2] Wilson R. Lourenço & D. Huber [3] and Lorenzo Prendini [4] brought the total to ten species with eight on Trinidad and six on Tobago ...
The Buthidae are the largest family of scorpions, containing about 100 genera and 1339 species as of 2022. [2] A few very large genera (Ananteris, Centruroides, Compsobuthus, or Tityus) are known, but a high number of species-poor or monotypic ones also exist. [2] New taxa are being described at a rate of several new species per year. [2]