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Lychas
Sign in to saveLychas is a genus of scorpions belonging to the family Buthidae. It is one of the most widespread genus of the scorpions, where the species are found throughout in Africa and Seychelles, and in the Oriental region from India to Melanesia.
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It sits within the topics Lychas and Scorpion genera.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5,493
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Buthidae
- Collections
- NMV, USNM, AM, CSIRO, FMNH, OMNH
- Recorded in
- Australia, Myanmar, Madagascar, Philippines
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Lychas is a genus of scorpions belonging to the family Buthidae. It is one of the most widespread genus of the scorpions, where the species are found throughout in Africa and Seychelles, and in the Oriental region from India to Melanesia.
==Description== Total length is 21.8 to 90 mm.
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