Heterometrus indus

Heterometrus indus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Chelicerata
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	Scorpionidae
Genus:	Heterometrus
Species:	H. indus
Binomial name
	Heterometrus indus; (DeGeer, 1778)

Heterometrus indus, the giant forest scorpion, is a species of scorpions belonging to the family Scorpionidae. It is found only in India and Sri Lanka. It is known to as a fierce carnivorous arthropod for small animals.[1][2][3]

References

"Giant Forest Scorpion - Heterometrus spp". carnivoraforum.com. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
Tare TG, et al. (1993). "Burrow patterns of the scorpion Heterometrus indus". Med Vet Entomol. 7 (1): 102–4. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2915.1993.tb00660.x. PMID 8435482.
T G Tare (1 August 1992). "Circadian variation in venom yield by the scorpion Heterometrus indus (De Geer)". ResearchGate. 6 (3): 307–8. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2915.1992.tb00623.x. PMID 1421507. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

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[1] "Giant Forest Scorpion - Heterometrus spp". carnivoraforum.com. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

[2] Tare TG, et al. (1993). "Burrow patterns of the scorpion Heterometrus indus". Med Vet Entomol. 7 (1): 102–4. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2915.1993.tb00660.x. PMID 8435482.

[3] T G Tare (1 August 1992). "Circadian variation in venom yield by the scorpion Heterometrus indus (De Geer)". ResearchGate. 6 (3): 307–8. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2915.1992.tb00623.x. PMID 1421507. Retrieved 13 March 2015.