Urodacus varians is a species of scorpion in the Urodacidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1963 by Australian paleontologist and Western Australian Museum curator Ludwig Glauert.[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. varians
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| Binomial name | |
| Urodacus varians | |
Description
editThe holotype is 84 mm in length. Colouration is mainly light clay yellow.[2]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in Western Australia.[3] The type locality is the Canning Stock Route; it has also been recorded near Onslow in the Pilbara region.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Glauert, L (1861). "Notes on Urodacus scorpions". Western Australian Naturalist. 8: 132–135 [133].
- ^ a b Koch, LE (1977). "The taxonomy, geographic distribution and evolutionary radiation of Australo-Papuan scorpions" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 5 (2): 83–367 [287]. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Species Urodacus varians Glauert, 1963". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
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