| Urodacus varians | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Urodacidae |
| Genus: | Urodacus |
| Species: | U. varians |
| Binomial name | |
| Urodacus varians | |
Urodacus varians is a species of scorpion in the Urodacidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1963 by Australian paleontologist and Western Australian Museum curator Ludwig Glauert. [1]
The holotype is 84 mm in length. Colouration is mainly light clay yellow. [2]
The species occurs in Western Australia. [3] The type locality is the Canning Stock Route; it has also been recorded near Onslow in the Pilbara region. [2]
Ludwig Glauert MBE was a British-born Australian paleontologist, herpetologist and museum curator. He is known for work on Pleistocene mammal fossils, and as a museum curator who played an important role in natural science of Western Australia.
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