''Urodacus'' is a genus of scorpion belonging to the family

Urodacidae Urodacidae is a family containing two genera of scorpions, both of which are endemic to Australia. It was first described by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock in 1893. Formerly a subfamily (Urodacinae) of the Scorpionidae, it was later rai ...

. It was described by German naturalist Wilhelm Peters in 1861. The type species is '' U. novaehollandiae''. Its species are native to Australia, and dig burrows. The genus was placed in its own family in 2000. Before this, the group had been a subfamily Urodacinae within the family Scorpionidae.

Species

''Urodacus'' contains the following twenty-one species. * ''

Urodacus armatus ''Urodacus armatus'', also known as the yellow sand scorpion or inland desert scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the Urodacidae family. It is native to Australia. It was first described in 1888 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock. ...

'' Pocock, 1888 * '' Urodacus butleri'' Volschenk, Harvey & Prendini, 2012 * '' Urodacus carinatus'' Hirst, 1911 * '' Urodacus centralis'' L. E. Koch, 1977 * ''

Urodacus elongatus ''Urodacus elongatus'', commonly known as the Flinders Range scorpion, is a species of scorpiones, scorpion belonging to the family Urodacidae. They are Endemism, endemic to the Flinders Ranges of South Australia. They were described by L.E. Koc ...

'' L. E. Koch, 1977 * '' Urodacus excellens'' Pocock, 1888 * '' Urodacus giulianii'' L. E. Koch, 1977 * '' Urodacus hartmeyeri'' Kraepelin, 1908 * ''

Urodacus hoplurus ''Urodacus hoplurus'' is a species of scorpion in the Urodacidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1898 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock Reginald Innes Pocock F.R.S. (4 March 1863 – 9 August 194 ...

'' Pocock, 1898 * ''

Urodacus koolanensis ''Urodacus koolanensis'' is a species of scorpion in the Urodacidae family. It is endemic to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Austr ...

'' L. E. Koch, 1977 * '' Urodacus lowei'' L. E. Koch, 1977 * '' Urodacus macrurus'' Pocock, 1899 * ''

Urodacus manicatus ''Urodacus manicatus'', commonly known as the black rock scorpion, is a species of scorpion belonging to the family Urodacidae. It is native to eastern Australia. History The black rock scorpion was described by Swedish naturalist Tamerlan T ...

'' (Thorell, 1876) * ''

Urodacus mckenziei ''Urodacus mckenziei'' is a species of scorpion in the Urodacidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 2000 by Erich Volschenk, Graeme Smith and Mark Harvey. Etymology The species epithet ''mckenziei'' honours Nor ...

'' Volschenk, Smith & Harvey, 2000 * ''

Urodacus megamastigus ''Urodacus megamastigus'' is a species of scorpion in the Urodacidae family. It is endemic to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Aust ...

'' L. E. Koch, 1977 * ''

Urodacus novaehollandiae ''Urodacus novaehollandiae'', also known as the coastal burrowing scorpion or black sand scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the Urodacidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1861 by German naturaliat Wilhelm P ...

'' Peters, 1861 * ''

Urodacus planimanus ''Urodacus planimanus'' is a species of scorpion in the Urodacidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1893 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock Reginald Innes Pocock F.R.S. (4 March 1863 – 9 August 1 ...

'' Pocock, 1893 * ''

Urodacus similis ''Urodacus similis'' is a species of scorpion in the Urodacidae family. It is endemic to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia ...

'' L. E. Koch, 1977 * ''

Urodacus spinatus ''Urodacus spinatus'' is a species of scorpion in the Urodacidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1902 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock Reginald Innes Pocock F.R.S. (4 March 1863 – 9 August 194 ...

'' Pocock, 1902 * ''

Urodacus varians ''Urodacus varians'' is a species of scorpion in the Urodacidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1963 by Australian paleontologist and Western Australian Museum curator Ludwig Glauert. Description The holot ...

'' Glauert, 1963 * ''

Urodacus yaschenkoi ''Urodacus yaschenkoi'', also known as the inland scorpion or the desert scorpion, is a species of scorpion belonging to the family Urodacidae Urodacidae is a family containing two genera of scorpions, both of which are endemic to Austral ...

'' (Birula, 1903)

References

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