Buthidae

The Buthidae are the largest family of scorpions, containing about 80 genera and over 800 species as of mid-2008. Its members are known as, for example, fat-tailed scorpions and bark scorpions. A few very large genera (like Ananteris, Centruroides, Compsobuthus or Tityus) are known, but a high number of species-poor or monotypic ones also exist. New taxa are being described at a rate of several to several dozen new species per year. They occur in the warmer parts of every major landmass on Earth, except on New Zealand. Together with the Microcharmidae, the Buthidae make up the superfamily Buthoidea. The family was established by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837.
Around 20 species of medically important (meaning potentially lethal to humans) scorpions are known, and all but one of these are members of the Buthidae. In dead specimens, the spine beneath the stinger, characteristic for this family, can be observed.
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== Genus and Species ==
* Androctonus (29 species)
** Androctonus aeneas
** Androctonus afghanus
** Androctonus aleksandrplotkini
** Androctonus amoreuxi
** Androctonus australis
** Androctonus baluchicus
** Androctonus barbouri
** Androctonus bicolor (Black Fat-tailed Scorpion)
** Androctonus cholistanus
** Androctonus crassicauda (Arabian Fat-tailed Scorpion)
** Androctonus dekeyseri
** Androctonus donairei
** Androctonus eburneus
** Androctonus finitimus
** Androctonus gonneti
** Androctonus hoggarensis
** Androctonus liouvillei
** Androctonus maelfaiti
** Androctonus mauritanicus
** Androctonus maroccanus (Fat-tailed Scorpion)
** Androctonus pallidus
** Androctonus robustus
** Androctonus santi
** Androctonus sergenti
** Androctonus simonettai
** Androctonus tenuissimus
** Androctonus tigrai
** Androctonus togolensis
** Androctonus tropeai
* Hottentotta (41 species)
** Hottentotta alticola
** Hottentotta arenaceus
** Hottentotta buchariensis
** Hottentotta caboverdensis
** Hottentotta conspersus (Sesriem Scorpion)
** Hottentotta finneganae
** Hottentotta flavidulus
** Hottentotta franzwerneri
** Hottentotta fuscitruncus
** Hottentotta gentili
** Hottentotta hottentotta
** Hottentotta jabalpurensis
** Hottentotta jalalabadensis
** Hottentotta jayakari
** Hottentotta judaicus
** Hottentotta khoozestanus
** Hottentotta lorestanus
** Hottentotta mateui
** Hottentotta mazuchi
** Hottentotta minax
** Hottentotta minusalta
** Hottentotta mesopotamicus
** Hottentotta niloticus
** Hottentotta pachyurus
** Hottentotta pellucidus
** Hottentotta penjabensis
** Hottentotta polystictus
** Hottentotta rugiscutis
** Hottentotta saulcyi
** Hottentotta saxinatans
** Hottentotta scaber
** Hottentotta schach
** Hottentotta socotrensis
** Hottentotta songi
** Hottentotta sousai
** Hottentotta stockwelli
** Hottentotta tamulus (Indian Red Scorpion)
** Hottentotta trailini
** Hottentotta trilineatus
** Hottentotta ugandaensis
** Hottentotta zagrosensis
* Leiurus (5 species)
** Leiurus abdullahbayrami
** Leiurus jordanensis
** Leiurus nasheri
** Leiurus quinquestriatus (Deathstalker)
** Leiurus savanicola