Bothriurus olaen is a species of scorpion from the family Bothriuridae. It lives in mountains Sierras de Córdoba and San Luis Province in central Argentina.[2] Little is known about their habitat, most likely they are mountain dwellers, and nothing is known about their venom.[2] The body length is about 50 millimetres (2.0 in).[2]
Bothriurus olaen | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Scorpiones |
Family: | Bothriuridae |
Genus: | Bothriurus |
Species: | B. olaen
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Binomial name | |
Bothriurus olaen Acosta, 1997[1]
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References
edit- ^ Luis Eduardo Acosta (997). "Descripción de Bothriurus olaen, nueva especie de escorpión de Argentina central (Scorpiones, Bothriuridae)". Revue Arachnologique. 12 (1): 1–8.
- ^ a b c "Bothriurus olaen Acosta, 1997". The site «The Scorpion Files» (ntnu.no). Retrieved 2011-08-30.