Scorpion Fauna (Arachnida: Scorpiones) of Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala with an Illustrated Key to the Families and Genera

Authors

  • K. Aswathi
     University of Calicut, P O Malappuram (District), Malappuram, Kerala – 673635
  • P. M. Sureshan
     Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre, Jafarkhan Colony, P. O. Eranhipalam, Kozhikode, Kerala – 673006

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i2/2017/118006

Keywords:

Arachnida, Scorpiones, Systematic Account, Key, Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala.

Abstract

Systematic account on 6 species of scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones) under 5 genera and 3 families from the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala is provided with an illustrated key to the families and genera occurring in the area.

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2017-09-01

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Aswathi, K., & Sureshan, P. M. (2017). Scorpion Fauna (Arachnida: Scorpiones) of Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala with an Illustrated Key to the Families and Genera. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 117(2), 140–145. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i2/2017/118006

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Volume 117, Issue 2, 2017

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