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Heterometrus indus

Heterometrus indus
Heterometrus indus 1800.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Chelicerata
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Scorpionidae
Genus: Heterometrus
Species: H. indus
Binomial name
Heterometrus indus
(DeGeer, 1778)

Heterometrus indus, the Giant forest scorpion, is a species of scorpions belonging to the family Scorpionidae. It is found only in India and Sri Lanka. It is known to as a fierce carnivorous arthropod for small animals.


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