Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India. The invertebrate fauna is as large as it is common to other regions of the world. There are about 2 million species of arthropods found in the world, and still it is counting. So many new species are discover up to this time also. So it is very complicated and difficult to summarize the exact number of species found within a certain region.
The following list provide the scorpions in Sri Lanka.
Scorpions Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Scorpiones
Scorpions are easily identified by their large pedipalps and curved tail above the head. There are about 1,750 species of scorpions described within 13 families. Sri Lanka is home for 20 scorpions under 4 families and 9 genera. Whilst all scorpions are venomous, only one species native to Sri Lanka is fatal to humans.
Family: Buthidae - Fat-tailed scorpions Buthoscorpio sarasinorum – - Endemic Charmus laneaus – - Endemic Charmus saradieli – - Endemic Hottentotta tamulus - only dangerously venomous scorpion in Sri Lanka Isometrus maculatus Isometrus thwaitesi - Endemic Lychas srilankensis - Endemic Reddyanus basilicus - Endemic Reddyanus besucheti - Endemic Reddyanus ceylonensis - Endemic Reddyanus jayarathnei - Endemic Reddyanus loebli - Endemic Reddyanus ranawanai - Endemic
Family: Chaerilidae Chaerilus ceylonensis - Endemic
Family: Hormuridae Liocheles australasiae
Family: Scorpionidae Heterometrus gravimanus - Endemic Heterometrus indus Heterometrus serratus - Endemic Heterometrus swammerdami Heterometrus yaleensis - Endemic
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References
http://www.ceylontoday.lk/18-27488-news-detail-gorgeous-but-deadly.html http://srilanka.for91days.com/tag/scorpions/ http://www.azscorpion.com/SriLan.html