Srilankametrus yaleensis

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Srilankametrus yaleensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Scorpionidae
Genus: Srilankametrus
Species:
S. yaleensis
Binomial name
Srilankametrus yaleensis
(Kovarik, Ranawana, Jayarathne, Hoferek & Stahlavsky, 2019)
Synonyms
  • Heterometrus yaleensis Kovarik, Ranawana, Jayarathne, Hoferek & Stahlavsky, 2019 [1]

Srilankametrus yaleensis is a species of scorpion in the family Scorpionidae endemic to Sri Lanka. [1] [2]

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Etymology

The species name is named after Yala National Park, [3] the most visited and second largest national park in Sri Lanka. It is the region where both type specimens of the species were recorded. [4]

Description

The total length of males is 75 mm and 103 mm in female. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Prendini, Lorenzo; Loria, Stephanie (2020). "Systematic revision of the Asian forest scorpions (Heterometrinae Simon, 1879), revised suprageneric classification of Scorpionidae Latreille, 1802, and revalidation of Rugodentidae Bastawade et al., 2005". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History . 442. 442. American Museum of Natural History: 1–480. doi:10.1206/0003-0090.442.1.1. S2CID   222348199.
  2. ↑ Wijesooriya, Kumudu B.; Weerasekara, Lakshani S.; Ranawana, Kithsiri B. (2020). "Diversity of scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones) in Polonnaruwa Archaeological Reserve, Sri Lanka". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 12 (15): 17121–17128. doi: 10.11609/jott.6238.12.15.17121-17128 . S2CID   229442969 . Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  3. ↑ "An intrusive killer scorpion points the way to six new species in Sri Lanka". Mongabay Environmental News. 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  4. 1 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 . S2CID   201192639 . Retrieved 2021-08-31.
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