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Opistophthalmus glabrifrons
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	Scorpionidae
Genus:	Opistophthalmus
Species:	O. glabrifrons
Binomial name
Opistophthalmus glabrifrons (Peters, 1861)

Opistophalmus glabrifrons (commonly known as the shiny burrow scorpion or the yellow-legged burrowing scorpion) is a large (adult size: 11–15 cm) species of burrowing scorpion found in Southern and Eastern Africa.

References

1. ^ The Scorpion Files – Opistophthalmus glabrifrons
2. Easy Insects – Opistophthalmus glabrifrons
3. ^ Exotic-Pets – Opistophthalmus glabrifrons
4. Manny Rubio (2008). Scorpions: Everything about Purchase, Care, Feeding, and Housing. Barron's Educational Series. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-7641-3981-9. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
5. ^ WikiPets – Opistophthalmus glabrifrons

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