Compsobuthus werneri

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Compsobuthus werneri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Buthidae
Genus: Compsobuthus
Species:
C. werneri
Binomial name
Compsobuthus werneri
(Birula, 1908)

Compsobuthus werneri is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae. [1]

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References

  1. "Compsobuthus werneri". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-23.