Heterometrus serratus

Heterometrus serratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Scorpionidae
Genus: Heterometrus
Species:
H. serratus
Binomial name
Heterometrus serratus
(Pocock, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Palamnaeus serratus Pocock, 1900
  • Heterometrus serratus Takashima, 1945
  • Heterometrus (Srilankametrus) serratus Tikader & Bastawade, 1983
  • Heterometrus indus indus (in part) Couzijn, 1981
  • Heterometrus indus (in part) Kovařík, 2004

Heterometrus serratus is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae endemic to Sri Lanka where it is restricted to southern parts.[1][2]

Description

This species has a total length of about 100 to 130 mm long.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Heterometrus serratus (Pocock, 1900)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  2. ^ "IRMNG - Heterometrus serratus (Pocock, 1900)". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  3. ^ Charles University; Kovařík, František; Lowe, Graeme; Monell Chemical Senses Center; Ranawana, Kithsiri B.; University of Peradeniya; Hoferek, David; Jayarathne, V. A. Sanjeewa; University of Peradeniya (2016). "Scorpions of Sri Lanka (Scorpiones: Buthidae, Chaerilidae, Scorpionidae) with description of four new species of the genera Charmus Karsch, 1879 and Reddyanus Vachon, 1972, stat. n". Euscorpius. pp. 1–133. doi:10.18590/euscorpius.2016.vol2016.iss220.1. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
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