Paruroctonus
Sign in to saveParuroctonus is a genus of scorpions in the family Vaejovidae. There are about 30 described species in Paruroctonus.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Paruroctonus is referenced by 11 other articles, and connects out to Animalia, scorpion and arthropod.
It is catalogued under the topic Vaejovidae.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 53
- Family
- Vaejovidae
- Collections
- INDRE-SSA, DMNS, UMNH, UNM, MCZ, SDNHM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
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- Parent taxon
- Vaejovidae
- Image
- Paruroctonus silvestrii (6120118449).jpg
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Paruroctonus is a genus of scorpions in the family Vaejovidae. There are about 30 described species in Paruroctonus.
==Species== Parauroctonus arenicola (Haradon, 1984) Paruroctonus baergi (Williams & Hadley, 1967)(Sand Swimmer Scorpion) Parauroctonus bantai (Gertsch & Soleglad, 1966) Paruroctonus becki (Gertsch & Allred, 1965) Paruroctonus boreus (northern scorpion) Paruroctonus conclusus Jain, Forbes & Esposito, 2022 Paruroctonus gracilior (Hoffmann, 1931) (Chihuahuan slender-tailed scorpion) Parauroctonus hirsutipes(Williams & Hadley, 1967) Paruroctonus luteolus (golden dwarf sand scorpion) Parauroctonus marksi (Haradon, 1984) Paruroctonus pecos (Sissom & Francke, 1981) Parauroctonus shulovi (Williams, 1970) Paruroctonus silvestrii (California common scorpion) Paruroctonus soda Jain, Forbes & Esposito, 2022 Paruroctonus tulare Jain et al., 2023 Paruroctonus utahensis (Williams, 1968) (eastern sand scorpion) Paruroctonus variabilis Hjelle, 1982 Parauroctonus xanthus (Gertsch & Soleglad, 1966)
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