| Chaerilus celebensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Chaerilidae |
| Genus: | Chaerilus |
| Species: | C. celebensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaerilus celebensis (Pocock, 1894) | |
Chaerilus celebensis also known as the Asian bush scorpion or speckled bush scorpion is a species of scorpion from the family Chaerilidae. It was described in 1894 by Reginald Innes Pocock, using material from Luwu on the island of Sulawesi (Celebes) in Indonesia. Although it has been reported from a number of locations in Southeast Asia, the only reliable records are from Luwu. Specimens are stocky and barely exceed 1.5 inches (38 mm) in length. They rarely sting and their venom is of little or no medical significance. They live in tropical forests, but remain in the soil and mulch, graze on low vegetation and insects and are not capable of climbing vertical surfaces.
References
- ^ Wilson R. Lourenço, Dong Sun & Mingsheng Zhu (2010). "A new species of Chaerilus Simon, 1877 (Scorpiones, Chaerilidae) from Thailand" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 58 (1): 79–85.
- ^ Manny Rubio (2008). Scorpions: Everything About Purchase, Care, Feeding, and Housing. Barron's Educational Series. p. 108. ISBN 9780764139819.
External links
- Leonard Georg (2011). "Chaerilus celebensis (Pocock, 1894) ex.: Philippinen, Negros Oriental. Anatomy of an adult female" (PDF).
- telow (May 16, 2007). "Scorpion of the month: May – Chaerilus celebensis". The Venom List. Archived from the original on July 17, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- JamieLawrence (July 5, 2011). "Chaerilus celebensis". Arachnoboards.
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| Chaerilus celebensis | |
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