Biology:Vietbocap thienduongensis

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Short description: Species of scorpion

Vietbocap thienduongensis
Vietbocap canhi female paratype, dorsal aspect - ZooKeys-071-001-g003-4.jpeg
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Pseudochactidae
Genus: Vietbocap
Species:
V. thienduongensis
Binomial name
Vietbocap thienduongensis
Lourenço & Pham, 2012

Vietbocap thienduongensis (Vietnamese: Bọ cạp Thiên Đường, literally "Paradise scorpion") is a species of scorpion in the family Pseudochactidae. This species was described by Phạm Đình Sắc (Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (IEBR), an organ under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST)) and Wilson Lourenço (Paris Museum of Natural History – National Museum of Natural History) inside Thiên Đường Cave, a cave located in Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, Quảng Bình Province, Vietnam.[1]

References

  1. Wilson R. Lourenço & Đình Sắc Pham (2012). "A second species of Vietbocap Lourenço & Pham, 2010 (Scorpiones: Pseudochactidae) from Vietnam". Comptes Rendus Biologies 335 (1): 80–85. doi:10.1016/j.crvi.2011.11.004. PMID 22226167. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1634360 entry