''Bothriurus'' is a genus of

Neotropic The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In bioge ...

scorpion Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the order Scorpiones. They have eight legs, and are easily recognized by a pair of grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back and always end ...

s in the family

Bothriuridae The Bothriuridae are a Family (biology), family of scorpions, comprising 151 species in 16 genera. The family has representatives in temperate and subtropical habitats from four continents: South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia. One genus ( ...

. They occur in many different habitats in

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...

, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests.

Species

The following species are included in the genus ''Bothriurus'': * '' Bothriurus aguardente'' Santos-da-Silva, Carvalho & Brescovit, 2017 * ''

Bothriurus araguayae ''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests. Species The following species are included in the genus ''Bo ...

'' Vellard, 1934 * '' Bothriurus asper'' Pocock, 1893 * '' Bothriurus bertae'' Abalos, 1955 * ''

Bothriurus bocki ''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests. Species The following species are included in the genus ''Bo ...

'' Kraepelin, 1911 * ''

Bothriurus bonariensis ''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests. Species The following species are included in the genus ''B ...

'' (C. L. Koch, 1842) * ''

Bothriurus buecherli ''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests. Species The following species are included in the genus ''Bo ...

'' San Martín, 1934 * '' Bothriurus burmeisteri'' Kraepelin, 1894 * '' Bothriurus ceii'' Ojanguren Affilastro, 2007 * ''

Bothriurus cerradoensis ''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests. Species The following species are included in the genus ''Bo ...

'' Lourenço ''et al.'', 2004 * ''

Bothriurus chacoensis ''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests. Species The following species are included in the genus ''Bo ...

'' Maury & Acosta, 1993 * '' Bothriurus chilensis'' (Molina, 1782) * ''

Bothriurus cordubensis ''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests. Species The following species are included in the genus ''Bo ...

'' Acosta, 1955 * ''

Bothriurus coriaceus ''Bothriurus coriaceus'' (Chilean scorpion) is a species of scorpion native to Chile in the Coquimbo region specifically in the northern dunes. They are not communal and are rumored to dislike the heat and will burrow deep into the ground to ...

'' Pocock, 1893 * ''

Bothriurus delmari ''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests. Species The following species are included in the genus ''B ...

'' Santos-da-Silva, Carvalho & Brescovit, 2017 * ''

Bothriurus dumayi ''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests. Species The following species are included in the genus ''Bo ...

'' (Cekalovic, 1974) * ''

Bothriurus flavidus ''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests. Species The following species are included in the genus ''Bo ...

'' Kraepelin, 1911 * ''

Bothriurus guarani ''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests. Species The following species are included in the genus ''B ...

'' Maury, 1984 * ''

Bothriurus huincul ''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests. Species The following species are included in the genus ''B ...

'' Mattoni, 2007 * ''

Bothriurus illudens ''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests. Species The following species are included in the genus ''B ...

'' Mello-Leitão, 1947 * ''

Bothriurus inermis ''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests. Species The following species are included in the genus ''B ...

'' Maury, 1981 * ''

Bothriurus jesuita ''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests. Species The following species are included in the genus ''B ...

'' Ojanguren Affilastro, 2003 * ''

Bothriurus keyserlingi ''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests. Species The following species are included in the genus ''B ...

'' Pocock, 1893 * ''

Bothriurus maculatus ''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests. Species The following species are included in the genus ''B ...

'' Kraepelin, 1911 * ''

Bothriurus mochaensis ''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests. Species The following species are included in the genus ''B ...

'' Cekalovic, 1982 * ''

Bothriurus moojeni ''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests. Species The following species are included in the genus ''B ...

'' Mello-Leitão, 1945 * ''

Bothriurus nendai ''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests. Species The following species are included in the genus ''B ...

'' Ojanguren Affilastro & Garcia-Mauro, 2010 * '' Bothriurus noa'' Maury, 1984 * '' Bothriurus olaen'' Acosta, 1997 * '' Bothriurus pampa'' Ojanguren Affilastro, 2002 * '' Bothriurus patagonicus'' Maury, 1968 * '' Bothriurus pichicuy'' Mattoni, 2002 * '' Bothriurus picunche'' Mattoni, 2002 * '' Bothriurus pora'' Mattoni & Acosta, 2005 * '' Bothriurus prospicuus'' Mello-Leitão, 1932 * '' Bothriurus rochai'' Mello-Leitão, 1932 * '' Bothriurus rochensis'' San Martín, 1965 * '' Bothriurus rubescens'' Mello-Leitão, 1947 * ''

Bothriurus sanctacrucis ''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests. Species The following species are included in the genus ''Bo ...

'' Mattoni, 2007 * '' Bothriurus signatus'' Pocock, 1893 * ''

Bothriurus sooretamensis ''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests. Species The following species are included in the genus ''Bo ...

'' San Martín, 1966 * '' Bothriurus trivittatus'' Werner, 1939 * ''

Bothriurus vachoni ''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests. Species The following species are included in the genus ''Bo ...

'' San Martín, 1968 * '' Bothriurus vittatus'' (Guerin Meneville, 1838) * '' Bothriurus voyati'' Maury, 1973 * ''

Bothriurus ypsilon ''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests. Species The following species are included in the genus ''Bo ...

'' Mello-Leitão, 1935

References

External links

Comportamiento Sexual y Reproducción de Bothriurus Bonariensis
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Lucrecia Covelo Lucrecia Covelo de Zolessi (12 January 1920 - 9 March 2000) was a Uruguay, Uruguayan Entomology, entomologist, curator and film-maker, who taught at the Faculty of Humanities and Sciences at the University of the Republic (Uruguay), University of t ...

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