List of scorpions of Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India. The invertebrate fauna is as large as it is common to other regions of the world. There are about 2 million species of arthropods found in the world, and still it is counting. So many new species are discover up to this time also. So it is very complicated and difficult to summarize the exact number of species found within a certain region.

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The following list provide the scorpions in Sri Lanka.

Scorpions

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones

Scorpions are easily identified by their large pedipalps and curved tail above the head. There are about 1,750 species of scorpions described within 13 families. Sri Lanka is home for 20 scorpions under 4 families and 9 genera. Whilst all scorpions are venomous, only one species native to Sri Lanka is fatal to humans. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Family: Buthidae - Fat-tailed scorpions

Family: Chaerilidae

Family: Hormuridae

Family: Scorpionidae

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Kovařík, František; Ranawana, Kithsiri B.; Jayarathne, V. A. Sanjeewa; Hoferek, David; Šťáhlavský, František (2019). "Scorpions of Sri Lanka (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Part III. Heterometrus yaleensis sp. n. (Scorpionidae)". Euscorpius. 2019 (283): 1–13. doi: 10.18590/euscorpius.2019.vol2019.iss283.1 . Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  3. ↑ "A review of the genus Isometrus Ehrenberg, 1828 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) with descriptions of four new species from Asia and Australia". Euscorpius — Occasional Publications in Scorpiology. 2003, No. 10. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  4. ↑ Charles University; Kovařík, František; Ranawana, Kithsiri B.; University of Peradeniya; Jayarathne, V. A. Sanjeewa; University of Peradeniya; Karunarathna, Sanjaya; University of Peradeniya; Ullrich, Alexander (2018). "Scorpions of Sri Lanka (Arachnida, Scorpiones). Part II. Family Hormuridae". Euscorpius. 2018 (258): 1–5. doi: 10.18590/euscorpius.2018.vol2018.iss258.1 . Retrieved 2021-08-31.
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