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Isometrus

Kovařík, František;Lowe, Graeme;Ranawana, Kithsiri B.;Hoferek, David;Š, V. A.

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Isometrus is a genus of scorpion belonging and being eponymous to the family Buthidae. Some species are currently assigned to the genus Reddyanus.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderScorpiones
  5. FamilyButhidae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
141
Family
Buthidae
Collections
MCZ, CSIRO, NMV, AM, FMNH, QM
Recorded in
Colombia, Ecuador, United States, Panama, Australia, South Africa

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Buthidae
Image
Scorpion-Isometrus.maculatus-03.jpg
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Commons category
Isometrus
taxon name
Isometrus
taxon rank
genus
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Distribution
  • Current species
  • Former species
  • References

Isometrus is a genus of scorpion belonging and being eponymous to the family Buthidae. Some species are currently assigned to the genus Reddyanus.

==Distribution== The species of this genus are found in south and southeast Asia and in Oceania, with the exception of Isometrus maculatus which is pantropical.

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