Opistophthalmus glabrifrons

Opistophthalmus glabrifrons
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Scorpionidae
Genus: Opistophthalmus
Species: O. glabrifrons
Binomial name
Opistophthalmus glabrifrons
(Peters, 1861)

Opistophalmus glabrifons (commonly known as the Shiny burrow scorpion[1][2] or the Yellow-legged burrowing scorpion[3][4]) is a large (adult size: 11–15cm[5][3]) species of burrowing scorpion found in Southern and Eastern Africa.[5][1]

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