Parabuthus transvaalicus

Taxonavigation

Parabuthus transvaalicus

Taxonavigation: Neoscorpionina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Scorpiones Subordo: Neoscorpionina

Familia: Buthidae
Genus: Parabuthus
Species: Parabuthus transvaalicus

Name

• Parabuthus transvaalicus Purcell, 1899

Synonyms

• Parabuthus obscurus
• Parabuthus pachysoba
• Scorpio teter [VALID NAME FOR THIS TAXON?]

Primary references

• Prendini, L. 2004: The systematics of southern African Parabuthus Pocock (Scorpiones, Buthidae): revisions to the taxonomy and key to the species. Journal of arachnology 32(1): 109–187. DOI: 10.1636/H03-17 PDF Reference page.  [lectotype designation, see p. 175]
• Purcell, W.F. 1899: New South African scorpions in the collection of the South African Museum. Annals of the South African Museum, 1: 433–438. BHL [first availability, see p. 434]

References

• Three structurally related, highly potent, peptides from the venom of Parabuthus transvaalicus possess divergent biological activity.
• [Parabuthus transvaalicus.]
• Parabuthus transvaalicus the Transvaal spitting fattail scorpion.
• Cost of venom regeneration in Parabuthus transvaalicus (Arachnida: Buthidae).
• Defensive stinging by Parabuthus transvaalicus scorpions: risk assessment and venom metering.
• Bora Inceoglu et al. 2003: One scorpion, two venoms: prevenom of Parabuthus transvaalicus acts as an alternative type of venom with distinct mechanism of action. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 100 (3): 922–927. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.242735499

Vernacular names

English: Transvaal thick-tailed scorpion