''Uroplectes'' is a genus of

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 Buthidae. They are known commonly as the lesser thick-tailed scorpions. There are about 40 species distributed in the

Afrotropical realm The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...

.''Uroplectes''.
Biodiversity Explorer. Iziko Museums. They are most diverse in

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

.Prendini, L. (2015)
A remarkably small species of ''Uroplectes'' Peters, 1861 (Scorpiones: Buthidae), endemic to the Succulent Karoo of South Africa.
''African Invertebrates'', 56(2), 499-513. These scorpions are generally about 3 to 6 centimeters long, but a few are smaller, such as ''U. ansiedippenaarae'', which is less than 2 centimeters in length. They are variable in color from bright yellows to muted greens. They occur in many types of habitat from mountain forests to deserts. They live under rocks and in trees, and are sometimes seen invading houses. Species include: *'' Uroplectes andreae'' Pocock, 1889 *'' Uroplectes ansiedippenaarae'' Prendini, 2015 *'' Uroplectes carinatus'' (Pocock, 1890) *'' Uroplectes chubbi'' Hirst, 1911 *'' Uroplectes fischeri'' (Karsch, 1879) *'' Uroplectes flavoviridis'' Peters, 1861 *'' Uroplectes formosus'' Pocock, 1890 *'' Uroplectes gracilior'' Hewitt, 1914 *'' Uroplectes insignis'' Pocock, 1890 *'' Uroplectes katangensis'' Prendini, 2015Prendini, L. (2015)
Three new ''Uroplectes'' (Scorpiones: Buthidae) with punctate metasomal segments from tropical central Africa.
''American Museum Novitates'' 3840 1-32. *'' Uroplectes lineatus'' (C. L. Koch, 1844) *'' Uroplectes longimanus'' Werner, 1936 *'' Uroplectes malawicus'' Prendini, 2015 *'' Uroplectes marlothi'' Purcell, 1901 *'' Uroplectes ngangelarum'' Monard, 1930 *'' Uroplectes occidentalis'' Simon, 1876 *'' Uroplectes olivaceus'' Pocock, 1896 *'' Uroplectes otjimbinguensis'' (Karsch, 1879) *'' Uroplectes pardalis'' Werner, 1913 *'' Uroplectes pardii'' Kovarik, 2003 *'' Uroplectes pictus'' Werner, 1913 *'' Uroplectes pilosus'' (Thorell, 1876) *'' Uroplectes planimanus'' (Karsch, 1879) *'' Uroplectes schlechteri'' Purcell, 1901 *'' Uroplectes schubotzi'' Kraepelin, 1929 *'' Uroplectes silvestrii'' Borelli, 1913 *'' Uroplectes teretipes'' Lawrence, 1966 *'' Uroplectes triangulifer'' (Thorell, 1876) *'' Uroplectes tumidimanus'' Lamoral, 1979 *'' Uroplectes variegatus'' (C. L. Koch, 1844) *'' Uroplectes vittatus'' (Thorell, 1876) *'' Uroplectes xanthogrammus'' Pocock, 1897 *'' Uroplectes zambezicus'' Prendini, 2015

References

Buthidae Scorpion genera Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters {{scorpion-stub