Reddyanus melanodactylus is a species of scorpion in the Buthidae family. It is native to Australia, and was first described by German arachnologist Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1867.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
Venomous. The note covers its whole family. Includes every scorpion species dangerous to humans Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Tityus costatus — venomous
- Lychas mucronatus — venomous
- Tityus fasciolatus — venomous
- Uroplectes formosus — venomous
- Lychas scutilus — venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Scorpiones
- Family
- Buthidae
- Genus
- Reddyanus
- Species
- Reddyanus melanodactylus
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