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Androctonus amoreuxi

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African fattail scorpion
A Tunisian fattail scorpion in Irasel.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Buthidae
Genus: Androctonus
Species:
A. amoreuxi
Binomial name
Androctonus amoreuxi
(Audouin, 1826)

Androctonus amoreuxi, also known as the African fat-tailed scorpion or Tunisian fat-tailed scorpion, is a species of fat-tailed scorpion. It lives in North Africa, Tunisia, Mali, and Asia. Its sting can kill.[1]

The adult scorpion is about 70 mm long. Its shell is yellow in color.[1]

The Tunisian fat-tail's sting contains deadly venom enough to kill a human.[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "WCH Clinical Toxinology Resources". www.toxinology.com. Retrieved 2022-11-10.