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词条 Arabian fat-tailed scorpion
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  1. Description

  2. Distribution

  3. Habitat

  4. Antivenom

  5. References

{{taxobox
| name = Arabian fat-tailed scorpion
| image = Black scorpion.jpg
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Arthropoda
| subphylum = Chelicerata
| classis = Arachnida
| ordo = Scorpiones
| familia = Buthidae
| genus = Androctonus
| species = A. crassicauda
| binomial = Androctonus crassicauda
| binomial_authority = (Olivier, 1807)
}}

The Arabian fat-tailed scorpion (Androctonus crassicauda) is a species of dangerous scorpion usually found in North Africa and the Middle East.

Description

A. crassicauda is a generalist desert species,[1] an Old World scorpion.[2] Adults can vary in colour from a light brown to reddish to blackish-brown, to black. They can grow to over {{convert|10|cm}} in length.[1][3]

Distribution

This species is found mainly in the Palaearctic region. It is commonly found in such countries as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Iraq, Iran, Turkey,[4] and in north African nations.[5][6][1]

Habitat

A. crassicauda lives in the ruins of old, neglected structures,[1] and was considered a major hazard for troops during the whole Persian Gulf conflict, throughout the area of the war.[3]

Antivenom

Antivenom produced by this species has been used in Turkey to treat all scorpion stings since 1942.[2]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.science.marshall.edu/fet/euscorpius/p2006_37.pdf |title=Euscorpius |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=2011-12-05}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.biopestlab.ucdavis.edu/Labbib/697.pdf |title=Dear Editor |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=2011-12-05 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610163009/http://www.biopestlab.ucdavis.edu/Labbib/697.pdf |archivedate=2010-06-10 }}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://entomology.montana.edu/historybug/dstorm-conlon.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-12-05 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002151857/http://entomology.montana.edu/historybug/DStorm-Conlon.pdf |archivedate=2011-10-02 |df= }}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.science.marshall.edu/fet/euscorpius/p2006_43.pdf |title=Euscorpius |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=2011-12-05}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://wrbu.si.edu/scorpions/sc_sting.html |title=WRBU Scorpion Identification |publisher=Wrbu.si.edu |date= |accessdate=2011-12-05 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204002301/http://wrbu.si.edu/scorpions/sc_sting.html |archivedate=2012-02-04 }}
6. ^http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/acari/Buthidae.txt
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4 : Buthidae|Animals described in 1807|Fauna of Iran|Invertebrates of the Arabian Peninsula

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