List of scorpions of Sri Lanka
























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Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India. The invertebrate fauna is as large as it is common to other regions of the world. There are about 2 million species of arthropods found in the world, and still it is counting. So many new species are discover up to this time also. So it is very complicated and difficult to summarize the exact number of species found within a certain region.


The following list provide the scorpions in Sri Lanka.




Contents






  • 1 Scorpions


    • 1.1 Family: Buthidae - Fat-tailed scorpions


    • 1.2 Family: Chaerilidae


    • 1.3 Family: Scorpionidae




  • 2 References





Scorpions


Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida

Order: Scorpiones


Scorpions are easily identified by their large pedipalas and curved tail above the head. There are about 1,750 species of scorpions described within 13 families. Sri Lanka is home for 18 scorpions under 3 families. Whilst all scorpions are venomous, only one species native to Sri Lanka is fatal to humans.





Hottentotta tamulus - only dangerously venomous scorpion, recently found from Sri Lanka




juvenile



Family: Buthidae - Fat-tailed scorpions




  • Buthoscorpio sarasinorum – - Endemic


  • Charmus laneaus – - Endemic


  • Hottentotta tamulus - Not endemic ( only dangerously venomous scorpion in Sri Lanka )


  • Isometrus acanthurus –

    • Isometrus acanthurus loeble - Not endemic



  • Isometrus basilicus - Endemic


  • Isometrus besucheti - Endemic


  • Isometrus garyi - Endemic


  • Isometrus loebli - Endemic


  • Isometrus maculatus - Not endemic


  • Isometrus thurstoni - Not endemic


  • Isometrus thwaitesi - Endemic


  • Lychas ceylonensis - Endemic


  • Lychas srilankanensis - Endemic



Scorpion juvenile found from Bakamuna, Sri Lanka.jpg



Family: Chaerilidae



  • Chaerilus ceylonensis - Endemic


Family: Scorpionidae




  • Heterometrus gravimanus - Endemic


  • Heterometrus indus

    • Heterometrus indus indus - Not endemic



  • Heterometrus spinifer

    • Heterometrus spinifer solitarium - Not endemic



  • Heterometrus swammerdami

    • Heterometrus swammerdami titanicus - Not endemic




References






  • http://ccp.lk/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Prof-SAM-Kularatne-Scorpion-and-hymenoptera-stings.pdf[permanent dead link]

  • http://www.ceylontoday.lk/18-27488-news-detail-gorgeous-but-deadly.html

  • http://srilanka.for91days.com/tag/scorpions/

  • http://www.azscorpion.com/SriLan.html

  • http://www.entomoljournal.com/vol1Issue5/Issue_oct_2013/33.2.pdf




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