Serradigitus gertschi also commonly known as the sawfinger scorpion is a species of scorpion in the family Vaejovidae.[1][2] The venom has been researched for potential medical applications.[3]
| Serradigitus gertschi | |
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| Serradigitus gertschi, California | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Vaejovidae |
| Genus: | Serradigitus |
| Species: | S. gertschi
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| Binomial name | |
| Serradigitus gertschi (Williams, 1968)
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Distribution edit
California to Texas and southward into the Baja California peninsula and mainland Mexico.[4]
Subspecies edit
These two subspecies belong to the species Serradigitus gertschi:
- Serradigitus gertschi gertschi
- Serradigitus gertschi striatus
References edit
- ^ "Serradigitus gertschi". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Serradigitus gertschi species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ Romero-Gutiérrez, Maria Teresa; Santibáñez-López, Carlos Eduardo; Jiménez-Vargas, Juana María; Batista, Cesar Vicente Ferreira; Ortiz, Ernesto; Possani, Lourival Domingos (2018). "Transcriptomic and Proteomic Analyses Reveal the Diversity of Venom Components from the Vaejovid Scorpion Serradigitus gertschi". Toxins. 10 (9): 359. doi:10.3390/toxins10090359. ISSN 2072-6651. PMC 6162517. PMID 30189638.
- ^ "Serradigitus". www.solpugid.com. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
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