List of scorpions of Sri Lanka

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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 pedipalas and curved tail above the head. There are about 1,750 species of scorpions described within 13 families. Sri Lanka is home for 18 scorpions under 3 families. Whilst all scorpions are venomous, only one species native to Sri Lanka is fatal to humans.

Hottetotta tamulus - only dangerously venomous scorpion, recently found from Sri Lanka

juvenile

Family: Buthidae

Buthoscorpio sarasinorum – - Endemic
Charmus laneaus – - Endemic
Hottentotta tamulus - Not endemic ( only dangerously venomous scorpion in Sri Lanka )
Isometrus acanthurus –
- Isometrus acanthurus loeble - Not endemic
Isometrus basilicus - Endemic
Isometrus besucheti - Endemic
Isometrus garyi - Endemic
Isometrus loebli - Endemic
Isometrus maculatus - Not endemic
Isometrus thurstoni - Not endemic
Isometrus thwaitesi - Endemic
Lychas ceylonensis - Endemic
Lychas srilankanensis - Endemic

Family: Chaerilidae

Chaerilus ceylonensis - Endemic

Family: Scorpionidae

Heterometrus gravimanus - Endemic
Heterometrus indus
- Heterometrus indus indus - Not endemic
Heterometrus spinifer
- Heterometrus spinifer solitarium - Not endemic
Heterometrus swammerdami
- Heterometrus swammerdami titanicus - Not endemic

References

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