''Scorpio'' is a
genus of
scorpions belonging to the family
Scorpionidae. The species in this genus are found in northern Africa and western Asia.
Species
''Scorpio'' was regarded as a
monotypic genus for a long time, containing one widespread and highly variable species, ''S. maurus'', which had many subspecies. It has since been recognised that within ''S. maurus'' ''
sensu lato'' there were a number of taxa which should be regarded as valid species and new species have been
described from
sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. These include West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the List of sov ...
:
* ''
Scorpio birulai''
Fet, 1997
* ''
Scorpio fuliginosus''
(Pallary Paul Maurice Pallary (9 March 1869, in Mers-el-Kebir, French Algeria – 9 January 1942, in Oran, Vichy French Algeria) was a French-Algerian malacologist.
His pioneering research on molluscs was mainly concentrated in the western part of the Medi ...
, 1928)
* ''
Scorpio hesperus''
Birula, 1910
* ''
Scorpio maurus
''Scorpio maurus'' is a species of North African and Middle Eastern scorpion, also known as the large-clawed scorpion or Israeli gold scorpion and lesser known as Zerachia scorpion.
This is a small/medium-sized scorpion from the family Scorpion ...
''
Linnaeus, 1758
* ''
Scorpio mogadorensis
Scorpio is the Latin word for scorpion. The name may refer to:
Astronomy and astrology
* Scorpio (astrology), a sign of the Zodiac
* Scorpius, a constellation often called Scorpio
People with the name
* Eddie Morris, a member of the hip-hop gro ...
''
Birula, 1910
* ''
Scorpio niger
Scorpio is the Latin word for scorpion. The name may refer to:
Astronomy and astrology
* Scorpio (astrology), a sign of the Zodiac
* Scorpius, a constellation often called Scorpio
People with the name
* Eddie Morris, a member of the hip-hop gro ...
''
Lourenço & Cloudsley-Thompson, 2012
* ''
Scorpio punicus
Scorpio is the Latin word for scorpion. The name may refer to:
Astronomy and astrology
* Scorpio (astrology), a sign of the Zodiac
* Scorpius, a constellation often called Scorpio
People with the name
* Eddie Morris, a member of the hip-hop gro ...
''
Fet, 2000
* ''
Scorpio occidentalis
Scorpio is the Latin word for scorpion. The name may refer to:
Astronomy and astrology
* Scorpio (astrology), a sign of the Zodiac
* Scorpius, a constellation often called Scorpio
People with the name
* Eddie Morris, a member of the hip-hop gro ...
''
Werner Werner may refer to:
People
* Werner (name), origin of the name and people with this name as surname and given name
Fictional characters
* Werner (comics), a German comic book character
* Werner Von Croy, a fictional character in the ''Tomb Rai ...
, 1936
* ''
Scorpio savanicola
Scorpio is the Latin word for scorpion. The name may refer to:
Astronomy and astrology
* Scorpio (astrology), a sign of the Zodiac
* Scorpius, a constellation often called Scorpio
People with the name
* Eddie Morris, a member of the hip-hop gro ...
''
Lourenço, 2009
* ''
Scorpio sudanensis
Scorpio is the Latin word for scorpion. The name may refer to:
Astronomy and astrology
* Scorpio (astrology), a sign of the Zodiac
* Scorpius, a constellation often called Scorpio
People with the name
* Eddie Morris, a member of the hip-hop gro ...
''
Lourenço & Cloudsley-Thompson, 2009
* ''
Scorpio weidholzi''
Werner, 1929
References
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Scorpionidae
Scorpion genera