Tityus bahiensis is a medically important scorpion endemic to South America.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
Venomous. The note covers its whole genus. Brazilian scorpions Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Centruroides edwardsii — venomous
- Tityus pugilator — venomous
- Tityus fasciolatus — venomous
- Jaguajir agamemnon — venomous
- Centruroides limbatus — venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Scorpiones
- Family
- Buthidae
- Genus
- Tityus
- Species
- Tityus bahiensis
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