Urodacidae is a family containing two genera of scorpions, both of which are endemic to Australia. It was first described by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock in 1893. Formerly a subfamily (Urodacinae) of the Scorpionidae, it was later raised to family rank. Its sister taxon is the monotypic family Heteroscorpionidae, the species of which are confined to Madagascar.[1]
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| Urodacus elongatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Urodacidae Pocock, 1893 |
Genera
editReferences
edit- ^ Jan Ove Rein (2023). "Urodacidae Pocock, 1893". The Scorpion Files. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
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