Pandinus
Pandinus is a genus of large scorpions belonging to the family Scorpionidae. It contains one of the most popular pet scorpions, the emperor scorpion (P. imperator). The genus is distributed across tropical Africa.
| Pandinus | |
|---|---|
| Pandinus imperator | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Scorpionidae |
| Subfamily: | Scorpioninae |
| Genus: | Pandinus Thorell, 1876 |
| Type species | |
| Buthus imperator C. L. Koch, 1841 | |
| Diversity | |
| 4 species | |
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