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- Buthidae spp.
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English| Basic information | ||
| Scientific name | Buthidae spp. |
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| Common names | Scorpions of the family Buthidae | |
| Higher taxon | Buthidae, Scorpiones, Arachnida, Arthropoda | |
| Natural range | Wide area of tropical, subtropical, and partly in temperate habitat. Africa, Latin America, Asia, Australia, etc. In Japan, a cosmopolitan species Isometrus europaeus is distributed in Sakishima Islands (Miyakojima, Ishigakijima, and Iriomotejima Is.). | |
| Habitat | Forest and forest edge. | |
| Invasion information | ||
| Range in Japan | No exotic scorpion is established in Japan. A wide spread species Isometrus europaeus is naturally distributed in Yaeyama Islands (Miyakojima, Ishigakijima, and Iriomotejima). |
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| Origin | Pet trades were often through the United States or Europe. | |
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| Route | Deliberate: Imported as pet animals to Japan in past. | |
| Impact | Potentially: Venomous. Some species can be lethal to man. Dangerous species are found in Androctonus, Centruroides, Hottentotta, Leiurus, Parabuthus, and Tityus. | |
| Regulation in Japan | Import, transport and keeping are prohibited in Japan by the Invasive Alien Species Act. | |
| Introduced range in other countries | Unknown. | |
| Reference | Notes |
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