Urodacus spinatus is a species of scorpion in the Urodacidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1902 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Urodacidae |
| Genus: | Urodacus |
| Species: | U. spinatus
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| Urodacus spinatus | |
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Description
editThe species grows to 80–100 mm in length. Colouration is mainly yellow-brown to reddish-brown, with yellowish arms and legs. The male's tail is longer than that of the female.[2]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in Queensland.[3]
Behaviour
editThe scorpions dig spiral burrows up to 1 m deep in hard sandy soils.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Pocock, RI (1902). "A contribution to the systematics of scorpions". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 (10): 360–380.
- ^ a b Mark A. Newton (2016). "Urodacus spinatus". The Spiral Burrow – Australian Scorpions. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Species Urodacus spinatus Pocock, 1902". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
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