| ScorpionMAP: |
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3 |
| Province: |
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Eastern Cape |
| Country: |
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South Africa |
| Locus: |
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3126CB |
| Observer: |
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Navarro R.A. |
| Date of record: |
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2007-01-19 |
| Number of photos: |
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2 |
| Notes: |
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| Last updated: |
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2020-12-03 13:24:54 |
| Sp. code: |
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304250 |
| Species name: |
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Opisthacanthus validus |
| Common name: |
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| Family: |
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HORMURIDAE |
| Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
| Collector's species id: |
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| Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
| Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ScorpionMAP-3 |
| Links: |
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• Locus: Summary | Records • Species: Records | Distribution map |
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:
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| Comment number: |
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1 |
| By: |
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Ian ENGELBRECHT |
| Comment: |
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Interesting to see the babies attached to the legs and underside of the mother. I suspect this happens because these scorpions are negatively geotaxic - they sit upside down under rocks, clinging to the underside of the rock. |
| Date: |
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2013-03-15 23:21:10 |
| Species name: |
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Opisthacanthus validus -- Scorpions |
| Species code: |
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304250 |
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| Comment number: |
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2 |
| By: |
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Lorenzo Prendini |
| Comment: |
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| Date: |
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2017-08-21 19:20:53 |
| Species name: |
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Opisthacanthus validus -- Scorpions |
| Species code: |
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304250 |
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