Sahyadrimetrus kanarensis
| Sahyadrimetrus kanarensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Scorpionidae |
| Genus: | Sahyadrimetrus |
| Species: | S. kanarensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Sahyadrimetrus kanarensis (Pocock, 1900)
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Sahyadrimetrus kanarensis is a scorpion species found in Karnataka, India.[1] It is mostly found in the Western Ghats, which is a biodiversity hotspot and a World Heritage Site. It is an endangered species with habitat destruction as the reason for its dwindling numbers.
References[edit]
- ^ Prendini, Lorenzo; Loria, Stephanie F. (14 October 2020). "Systematic Revision of the Asian Forest Scorpions (Heterometrinae Simon, 1879), Revised Suprageneric Classification of Scorpionidae Latreille, 1802, and Revalidation of Rugodentidae Bastawade et al., 2005". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 442 (1). doi:10.1206/0003-0090.442.1.1. ISSN 0003-0090.
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