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Fattail scorpion or fat-tailed scorpion is the common name given to scorpions of the genus Androctonus, one of the most dangerous groups of scorpion species in the world. [1] The genus was first described in 1828 by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg. [2] They are found throughout the semi-arid and arid regions of the Middle East and Africa. [1]
Androctonus bicolor, the black fat-tailed scorpion, is a scorpion species of the family Buthidae. It is black in color and can grow up to 8 cm. [1] Black fat-tailed scorpions come from the family Buthidae, which is the largest of the scorpion family. [2] They can be identified by their hefty physique. [3]
Androctonus crassicauda is a generalist desert species, [1] an Old World scorpion. [2] Adults can vary in colour from a light brown to reddish to blackish-brown, to black. They can grow to over 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in length. [1] [3]
Androctonus australis, the yellow fat-tailed scorpion, is a hardy desert scorpion from North Africa, ... The LD50 for this species is 0.32 mg / kg subcutaneously. [6]
Androctonus maroccanus is a species of scorpion of the family Buthidae. Along with other members of the genus Androctonus it is also known by the collective vernacular name fat-tailed scorpion. A. maroccanus is endemic to the Atlantic coast of central Morocco.
The fat-tailed scorpion, common across Africa and the Middle East, was nestled in a women's bag, having made the 4,000-mile trip to the woman's home in Wicklow, on the Ireland's east coast.
Androctonus amoreuxi, the African fattail scorpion, is a species of scorpion found in Africa. In the Dogon Country of Mali, it is a common house scorpion. [1] References
Buthoidea is the largest superfamily of scorpions.Its members are known as fat-tailed scorpions and bark scorpions.A few very large genera (Ananteris, Centruroides, Compsobuthus, or Tityus) are known, but a high number of species-poor or monotypic ones also exist. [1]