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Urodacus macrurus

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Urodacus macrurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Urodacidae
Genus: Urodacus
Species:
U. macrurus
Binomial name
Urodacus macrurus
Pocock, 1899[1]

Urodacus macrurus is a species of scorpion in the Urodacidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1899 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock.[1]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in Queensland.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Pocock, RI (1899). "Descriptions of some new species of scorpions". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 (3): 411–420.
  2. ^ "Species Urodacus macrurus Pocock, 1899". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2023.