''Hadogenes soutpansbergensis'' is a scorpion species

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to South Africa in the '' bicolor'' group of the genus ''

Hadogenes ''Hadogenes'' is a genus 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 characte ...

''. It is named after the

Soutpansberg The Soutpansberg, (formerly ''Zoutpansberg'') meaning "Salt Pan Mountain" in Afrikaans, is a Mountain range, range of mountains in far northern South Africa. It is located in Vhembe District Municipality, Vhembe District, Limpopo. It is named for ...

mountain range where it was found.

Taxonomic history

The species was formally described in 2006, although Prendini first collected a pair of adults of this species in 1990.

References

Works cited

* Endemic fauna of South Africa Hormuridae Scorpions of Africa Animals described in 2006 {{scorpion-stub