''Hadogenes'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of African
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 en ...
s (including the world's longest, ''
Hadogenes troglodytes''). This genus is distinguished by its members which have an unusually flat overall appearance that allows them to quickly get in and out of the cracks and cervices that are generally abundant in their rocky habitats. Occurring in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Members of the genus also have special claws on their
tarsus which allows them specialized maneuverability in their environments. The members of this genus have demonstrated an inability to travel across the sand and will perish in the heat when unable to find shelter for extended periods of time. The members of this genus are threatened by habitat loss due to mining as well and by poaching for the
exotic pet trade.
Members
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Hadogenes bicolor'' Purcell, 1899
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Hadogenes gracilis'' Hewitt, 1909
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Hadogenes granulatus'' Purcell, 1901
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Hadogenes gunningi'' Purcell, 1899
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Hadogenes hahni'' Peters, 1862
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Hadogenes lawrencei'' Newlands, 1972
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Hadogenes longimanus'' Prendini, 2001
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Hadogenes minor'' Purcell, 1899
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Hadogenes newlandsi'' Prendini, 2001
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Hadogenes paucidens'' Pocock, 1896
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Hadogenes phyllodes'' Thorell, 1876
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Hadogenes polytrichobothrius'' Prendini, 2006
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Hadogenes soutpansbergensis'' Prendini, 2006
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Hadogenes tityrus'' Simon, 1888
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Hadogenes trichiurus'' Gervais, 1843
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Hadogenes troglodytes'' Peters, 1861
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Hadogenes zuluanus'' Lawrence, 1937
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Hadogenes zumpti'' Newlands & Cantrell, 1985
[Prendini, L. 2005a. Scorpion diversity and distribution in southern Africa: pattern and process. In B.A. Huber, B.J. Sinclair, and K.H. Lampe (editors), African biodiversity: molecules, organisms, ecosystems: 25–68. New York: Springer.]
References
Hormuridae
Scorpion genera
Scorpions of Africa
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