Hottentotta hottentotta, also known by its common name alligatorback scorpion is a species from the genus Hottentotta.[1] The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. The species is found in West Africa. Females are capable of parthenogenesis.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Buthidae |
| Genus: | Hottentotta |
| Species: | H. hottentotta
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| Binomial name | |
| Hottentotta hottentotta (Fabricius, 1787)
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References
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- ^ "Hottentotta hottentotta". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ^ Lourenço, W. R.; Ythier, E. (31 December 2007). "Confirmação de reprodução por partenogênese em Hottentotta hottentotta (Fabricius) (Scorpiones, Buthidae)". Acta Biológica Paranaense. 36. doi:10.5380/abpr.v36i0.9674. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
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