Parabuthus granulatus

Parabuthus granulatus
Brown phase in the Kgalagadi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	Buthidae
Genus:	Parabuthus
Species:	P. granulatus
Binomial name
Parabuthus granulatus (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828)

Parabuthus granulatus, better known as the granulated thick-tailed scorpion, is a large species of scorpion from the drier parts of southern Africa. It can measure up to 11.5 cm, and is dark yellow to brown in colour. It has a small vesicle, but is one of the more venomous scorpion species of the region.^[1] Of all scorpion species, it causes most of the serious cases of poisoning from the animal in South Africa, and a few people die each year from their sting.^[2]

References

1. Larsen, Norman. "Parabuthus (burrowing thick-tailed scorpions)". Biodiversity Explorer. Iziko Museums. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
2. Larsen, Norman. "Parabuthus granulatus (Granulated thick-tailed scorpion)". Biodiversity Explorer. Iziko Museums. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.