Uroplectes

Uroplectes
	U. flavoviridis at Pafuri, Kruger National Park
	U. olivaceus with young, Soutpansberg
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	Buthidae
Genus:	Uroplectes; Peters, 1861
Type species
	Uroplectes variegatus; Koch, 1844

Uroplectes is a genus of scorpions in the family Buthidae. They are known commonly as the lesser thick-tailed scorpions. There are about 40 species distributed in the Afrotropical realm.^[1] They are most diverse in South Africa.^[2]

These scorpions are generally about 3 to 6 centimeters long,^[1] but a few are smaller, such as U. ansiedippenaarae, which is less than 2 centimeters in length.^[2] 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.^[1]

Species include:^[3]

Uroplectes ansiedippenaarae Prendini, 2015^[2]
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, 2015^[4]
Uroplectes lineatus (C. L. Koch, 1844)
Uroplectes longimanus Werner, 1936
Uroplectes malawicus Prendini, 2015^[4]
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^[4]

References

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Uroplectes. Biodiversity Explorer. Iziko Museums.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ Jan Ove Rein (2012). "Buthidae". The Scorpion Files. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Prendini, L. (2015). Three new Uroplectes (Scorpiones: Buthidae) with punctate metasomal segments from tropical central Africa. American Museum Novitates 3840 1-32.

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[be-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Uroplectes. Biodiversity Explorer. Iziko Museums.

[pren2-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c 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.

[3] Jan Ove Rein (2012). "Buthidae". The Scorpion Files. Retrieved June 20, 2012.

[pren-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Prendini, L. (2015). Three new Uroplectes (Scorpiones: Buthidae) with punctate metasomal segments from tropical central Africa. American Museum Novitates 3840 1-32.

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