Hadogenes soutpansbergensis

Hadogenes soutpansbergensis is a scorpion species endemic to South Africa in the bicolor group of the genus Hadogenes.[1] It is named after the Soutpansberg mountain range where it was found.[2]

Hadogenes soutpansbergensis
Adult female in the Soutpansberg, South Africa
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H. soutpansbergensis
Binomial name
Hadogenes soutpansbergensis
Prendini, 2006

Taxonomic history

The species was formally described in 2006, although the species was known about beforehand; Prendini had collected a pair of adults in 1990.[1]

References

  1. Prendini 2006, p. 2.
  2. Prendini 2006, p. 24.

Works cited

  • Prendini, Lorenzo (2006). "New South African Flat Rock Scorpions (Liochelidae, Hadogenes)". American Museum Novitates. 3502: 1–32. hdl:2246/5681.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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