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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Scorpionidae

Scorpion
Diplocentrus zacatecanus

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Diplocentrus zacetacanus

Scorpion (Diplocentrus zacatecanus). Photograph by Lorenzo Prendini, courtesy of The Scorpion Files.

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Physical Characteristics

Pale yellow to tan body, pale legs, brown fingers.

Geographic Range

This species is found in the Mexican state of Zacatecas.

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Literature Cited

Web Resources

Scorpions of the Chihuahuan Desert

Scorpions of Texas

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Aaron Bodor, June 2006.