Black fat–tailed scorpion

Black fat–tailed scorpion
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Dromopoda
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Buthidae
Genus: Androctonus
Species: A. bicolor
Binomial name
Androctonus bicolor
(Ehrenberg, 1828)

Black fat–tailed scorpion (Androctonus bicolor) is a scorpion species, belonging to the family Buthidae. It is black in color and can grow up to 9cm.[1]

References

  1. ^ Jacobs, Daniel; Morris, Peter. The rough guide to Tunisia (6, illustrated ed.). Rough Guides. ISBN 1858287480, 9781858287485. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=k2By-NdV93AC&source=gbs_navlinks_s. Retrieved January 01, 2012.