List of scorpions of Trinidad and Tobago explained

This is a list of the scorpions of Trinidad and Tobago. The first synopsis of the scorpion fauna came from E. N. Kjellesvig-Waering^[1] in 1966 with a total of 8 species. Work by Oscar Franke and Julius Boos,^[2] Wilson R. Lourenço & D. Huber^[3] and Lorenzo Prendini^[4] brought the total to ten species with eight on Trinidad and six on Tobago. Of the ten species seven are endemic to the islands.

Buthidae

• Ananteris cussinii Borelli, 1910^[4] – Trinidad and Tobago and northern South America
• Microtityus rickyi Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966^[4] – endemic to Trinidad and Tobago
• Microtityus starri Lourenço & Huber, 1999^[4] – endemic to Tobago
• Tityus clathratus C. L. Koch, 1844^[4] – Trinidad and northern South America
• Tityus tenuicauda Prendini, 2001^[4] – endemic to Trinidad
• Tityus melanostictus Pocock, 1893^[4] – Trinidad and northern South America
• Tityus trinitatis Pocock, 1897^[4] – endemic to Trinidad and Tobago

Chactidae

• Broteochactas laui Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966^[4] – endemic to Tobago
• Broteochactas nitidus Pocock, 1893^[4] – endemic to Trinidad and Tobago
• Chactas raymondhansorum Francke & Boos, 1986^[4] – endemic to Trinidad and Tobago

See also

• Natural history of Trinidad and Tobago

Notes and References

1. E. N. Kjellesvig-Waering . 1966 . The scorpions of Trinidad and Tobago . . 6 . 123–135 . PDF.
2. Oscar F. Francke & Julius Boos . 1986 . Chactidae (Scorpiones) from Trinidad and Tobago . . 14 . 1 . 15–28 . 3705549.
3. W. R. Lourenço . Wilson R. Lourenço . D. Huber . 1999 . Additions to the scorpion faunas of Trinidad and Tobago . . 106 . 1 . 249–267 . 10.5962/bhl.part.80076. free .
4. L. Prendini . 2001 . Further additions to the scorpion fauna of Trinidad and Tobago . . 29 . 2 . 173–188 . 10.1636/0161-8202(2001)029[0173:FATTSF]2.0.CO;2 .