Kolotl Explained

Kolotl is a genus of scorpions in the family Diplocentridae, native to Mexico. Named for the Nahuatl word for scorpion, they can be almost 10cm long.^[1]

Species

Currently accepted species include:

• Kolotl magnus (Beutelspacher & López-Forment, 1991)
• Kolotl poncei (Francke & Quijano-Ravell, 2009)

Notes and References

1. 10.1206/3815.1 . Kolotl, n. gen. (Scorpiones: Diplocentridae), a New Scorpion Genus from Mexico . 2014 . Santibáñez-López . Carlos E. . Francke . Oscar F. . Prendini . Lorenzo . 84956256 . American Museum Novitates . 3815 . 1–14 .