Typhlochactas mitchelli

Typhlochactas mitchelli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Typhlochactidae
Genus: Typhlochactas
Species: T. mitchelli
Binomial name
Typhlochactas mitchelli
Sissom, 1988

Typhlochactas mitchelli is a species of scorpion of the family Typhlochactidae. It is endemic to the state of Oaxaca, Mexico.[1] This species is of the eyeless cave-dwelling genus Typhlochactas.[2]

References

  1. "Scorpion expert featured in CBS video". American Museum of Natural History. October 17, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
  2. W. David Sissom. "Typhlochactas mitchelli, a new species of eyeless, montane forest litter scorpion from northeastern Oaxaca, Mexico (Chactidae, Superstitioninae, Typhlochactini)" (PDF). Journal of Arachnology. 16 (3): 365–371.
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