Kolotl is a genus of scorpions in the family Diplocentridae, native to Mexico. Named for the Nahuatl word for scorpion, they can be almost 10 cm long.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Diplocentridae |
| Genus: | Kolotl Santibáñez-López, Francke & Prendini, 2014 |
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Species
editCurrently accepted species include:
- Kolotl magnus (Beutelspacher & López-Forment, 1991)
- Kolotl poncei (Francke & Quijano-Ravell, 2009)
References
edit- ^ Santibáñez-López, Carlos E.; Francke, Oscar F.; Prendini, Lorenzo (2014). "Kolotl, n. gen. (Scorpiones: Diplocentridae), a New Scorpion Genus from Mexico". American Museum Novitates (3815): 1–14. doi:10.1206/3815.1. S2CID 84956256.
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