''Uroctonus'' is a genus of
forest scorpions in the family
Vaejovidae
Vaejovidae is a family (biology), family of scorpions, currently comprising 25 genera and over 230 species, found in North America. The species of the family are found from western Guatemala, throughout Mexico, and in the United States, mostly we ...
. There are at least four described species in ''Uroctonus''.
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Species
These four species belong to the genus ''Uroctonus'':
* '' Uroctonus franckei'' Williams, 1986
* '' Uroctonus grahami'' Gertsch & Soleglad, 1972
* '' Uroctonus mordax'' Thorell, 1876 (California forest scorpion)
* '' Uroctonus privus'' Karsch, 1879
References
Further reading
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Vaejovidae
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