Opisthacanthus africanus

Opisthacanthus africanus is a species of African scorpion.[2]

Opisthacanthus africanus
Opisthacanthus africanus from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Hormuridae
Genus: Opisthacanthus
Species:
O. africanus
Binomial name
Opisthacanthus africanus
Simon, 1876
Synonyms
  • Scorpio septemdentatus Beauvois, 1805[1]

Distribution

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This species can be found in the sub-Saharan Africa (Angola, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Mozambique).[3][4]

Habitat

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This species has an arboreal habit. It can be found in holes in tree trunks and in the spaces behind peeling barks. It is endemic to primary lowland rainforest at an elevation of 110 metres (360 ft) above sea level.[4]

References

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  • Simon, 1876 : Études sur les Arachnides du Congo (2° article). Bulletin de la Société zoologique de France, vol. 1, p. 216-224.