Chaerilus ceylonensis

Chaerilus ceylonensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	Chaerilidae
Genus:	Chaerilus
Species:	C. ceylonensis
Binomial name
	Chaerilus ceylonensis; Pocock, 1894

Last updated June 25, 2025

Chaerilus ceylonensis is a species of scorpion in Chaerilidae family.^[1] It is endemic to Sri Lanka.^[2]

Description

Total length is 27 to 45 mm.^[3]

References

↑ "Revision of family Chaerilidae (Scorpiones), with descriptions of three new species" (PDF). Serket, 2000. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
↑ "Chaerilidae species". Mes Scorpions. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
↑ Charles University; Kovařík, František; Lowe, Graeme; Monell Chemical Senses Center; Ranawana, Kithsiri B.; University of Peradeniya; Hoferek, David; Jayarathne, V. A. Sanjeewa; University of Peradeniya (2016). "Scorpions of Sri Lanka (Scorpiones: Buthidae, Chaerilidae, Scorpionidae) with description of four new species of the genera Charmus Karsch, 1879 and Reddyanus Vachon, 1972, stat. n" . Euscorpius. 2016 (220): 1–133. doi: 10.18590/euscorpius.2016.vol2016.iss220.1 . Retrieved 2021-08-29.

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[1] "Revision of family Chaerilidae (Scorpiones), with descriptions of three new species" (PDF). Serket, 2000. Retrieved 2021-08-31.

[2] "Chaerilidae species". Mes Scorpions. Retrieved 2021-08-31.

[3] Charles University; Kovařík, František; Lowe, Graeme; Monell Chemical Senses Center; Ranawana, Kithsiri B.; University of Peradeniya; Hoferek, David; Jayarathne, V. A. Sanjeewa; University of Peradeniya (2016). "Scorpions of Sri Lanka (Scorpiones: Buthidae, Chaerilidae, Scorpionidae) with description of four new species of the genera Charmus Karsch, 1879 and Reddyanus Vachon, 1972, stat. n" . Euscorpius. 2016 (220): 1–133. doi: 10.18590/euscorpius.2016.vol2016.iss220.1 . Retrieved 2021-08-29.

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