''Parabuthus liosoma'', the African black tail scorpion, is a species of scorpions belonging to the family

Buthidae The Buthidae are the largest family of scorpions, containing about 100 genera and 1339 species as of 2022. A few very large genera ('' Ananteris'', '' Centruroides'', '' Compsobuthus'', or '' Tityus'') are known, but a high number of species-poor ...

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Description

''Parabuthus liosoma'' can reach a length of about . These medium-sized scorpions are yellowish to reddish-brown, with darker or black last two metasoma segments.The scorpion files
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Distribution and habitat

This species is present in the eastern and northeastern Africa (

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) and in the Arabian peninsula (

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). These scorpions can be found under stones and debris in arid or semi-arid desert scrubs, grassland and savannah.

References

liosoma Scorpions of Africa Animals described in 1828 {{Scorpion-stub