Urodacus excellens

Urodacus excellens is a species of scorpion in the Urodacidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1888 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock.[1]

Urodacus excellens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Urodacidae
Genus: Urodacus
Species:
U. excellens
Binomial name
Urodacus excellens
Pocock, 1888 [1]
Synonyms
  • Iodacus darwinii Pocock, 1891

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the tropical Top End of the Northern Territory.[2]

References
  1. Pocock, Reginald I. (1888). "The species of the genus Urodacus contained in the collection of the British (Natural-History) Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 6 (2): 169–175.
  2. "Urodacus excellens Pocock, 1888". Atlas of Living Australia. ALA. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
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