Parabuthus liosoma

Parabuthus liosoma, the African black tail scorpion, is a species of scorpions belonging to the family Buthidae.^[1]

Parabuthus liosoma
Parabuthus liosoma from Yemen
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	Buthidae
Genus:	Parabuthus
Species:	P. liosoma
Binomial name
Parabuthus liosoma (Ehrenberg, 1828)
Synonyms
Parabuthus leiosoma (Ehrenberg, 1828)

Description

Parabuthus liosoma can reach a length of about 70 millimetres (2.8 in). These medium-sized scorpions are yellowish to reddish-brown, with darker or black last two metasoma segments.^[2][3]

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in the eastern and northeastern Africa (Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania) and in the Arabian peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Yemen). These scorpions can be found under stones and debris in arid or semi-arid desert scrubs, grassland and savannah.^[2][3]