Chaerilus_celebensis

<i>Chaerilus celebensis</i>

Chaerilus celebensis

Species of scorpion

Chaerilus celebensis also known as the Asian bush scorpion or speckled bush scorpion is a species of scorpion from the family Chaerilidae. It was described in 1894 by Reginald Innes Pocock, using material from Luwu on the island of Sulawesi (Celebes) in Indonesia.[1] Although it has been reported from a number of locations in Southeast Asia, the only reliable records are from Luwu.[1] Specimens are stocky and barely exceed 1.5 inches (38 mm) in length. They rarely sting and their venom is of little or no medical significance.[2] They live in tropical forests, but remain in the soil and mulch, graze on low vegetation and insects and are not capable of climbing vertical surfaces.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Wilson R. Lourenço, Dong Sun & Mingsheng Zhu (2010). "A new species of Chaerilus Simon, 1877 (Scorpiones, Chaerilidae) from Thailand" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 58 (1): 79–85.[permanent dead link]
  2. [2]
    Manny Rubio (2008). Scorpions: Everything About Purchase, Care, Feeding, and Housing. Barron's Educational Series. p. 108. ISBN 9780764139819.
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