''Hottentotta caboverdensis'' is a species of scorpions of the family

Buthidae The Buthidae are the largest family of scorpions, containing about 100 genera and 1339 species as of 2022. A few very large genera (''Ananteris'', '' Centruroides'', '' Compsobuthus'', or '' Tityus'') are known, but a high number of species-poor ...

. The species was described by

Wilson R. Lourenço Wilson R. Lourenço is a French-Brazilian arachnology, arachnologist specializing in scorpions. Biography Wilson R. Lourenço gained his PhD in evolutionary biology in 1978 from the Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris, and a doctorate in ...

and Eric Ythier in 2006. The specific name ''caboverdensis'' refers to Cape Verde, where the new species was found.

Description

The females reach 62 mm length. The colour is reddish-brown to dark brown.

Distribution

The species is endemic to Cape Verde, where it occurs on the island of Santiago. It is considered the only native species of scorpions in the archipelago.

References

Buthidae Scorpions of Africa Arthropods of Cape Verde Endemic fauna of Cape Verde Fauna of Santiago, Cape Verde Animals described in 2006 Taxa named by Wilson R. Lourenço Taxa named by Éric Ythier {{Scorpion-stub