Lychas variatus

Lychas variatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	Buthidae
Genus:	Lychas
Species:	L. variatus
Binomial name
	Lychas variatus; (Thorell, 1877)
Synonyms
	Isometrus thorelli Keyserling, 1885; Isometrus variatus Thorell, 1877; Isometrus variatus papuanus Thorell, 1888; Isometrus armatus Pocock, 1890; Lychas marmoreus kimberleyanus Kraepelin, 1916; Lychas spinatus Kraepelin, 1916; Lychas spinatus pallidus Glauert, 1925; Lychas spinatus besti Glauert, 1925; Lychas lappa Glauert, 1954;

Lychas variatus, also known as the marbled scorpion or splendid marbled scorpion, is a species of small scorpion in the Buthidae family. It is native to Australia and New Guinea, and was first described in 1877 by Swedish arachnologist Tamerlan Thorell.

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