Poole, Karen E.
Leiurus
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyGasterosteidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded3,012,139,120
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7 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Diversity
- General characteristics
- Toxicity
- Habitat
- In captivity
- References
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Leiurus is a genus of scorpion of the family Buthidae. The most common species, L. quinquestriatus, is also known under the common name Deathstalker. It is distributed widely across North Africa and the Middle East, including the western and southern Arabian Peninsula and southeastern Turkey. At least one species occurs in West Africa (northern Cameroon).
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