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Hottentotta hottentotta

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Hottentotta hottentotta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Buthidae
Genus: Hottentotta
Species:
H. hottentotta
Binomial name
Hottentotta hottentotta
(Fabricius, 1787)

Hottentotta hottentotta, also known by its common name alligatorback scorpion is a species from the genus Hottentotta.[1] The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. The species is found in West Africa. Females are capable of parthenogenesis.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Hottentotta hottentotta". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  2. ^ Lourenço, W. R.; Ythier, E. (31 December 2007). "Confirmação de reprodução por partenogênese em Hottentotta hottentotta (Fabricius) (Scorpiones, Buthidae)". Acta Biológica Paranaense. 36. doi:10.5380/abpr.v36i0.9674. Retrieved 30 May 2022.