Urodacus
Urodacus is a genus of scorpion belonging to the family Urodacidae. It was described by German naturalist Wilhelm Peters in 1861. The type species is U. novaehollandiae. Its species are native to Australia, and dig burrows. The genus was placed in its own family in 2000. Before this, the group had been a subfamily Urodacinae within the family Scorpionidae. There are likely many undescribed, cryptic species within the genus.
Species
Urodacus contains the following species:Urodacus armatus Pocock, 1888Urodacus butleri Volschenk, Harvey & Prendini, 2012Urodacus carinatus Hirst, 1911Urodacus centralis L. E. Koch, 1977Urodacus elongatus L. E. Koch, 1977Urodacus excellens Pocock, 1888Urodacus giulianii L. E. Koch, 1977Urodacus hartmeyeri Kraepelin, 1908Urodacus hoplurus Pocock, 1898Urodacus koolanensis L. E. Koch, 1977Urodacus lowei L. E. Koch, 1977Urodacus lunatus Buzatto et al., 2023Urodacus macrurus Pocock, 1899Urodacus manicatus Urodacus mckenziei Volschenk, Smith & Harvey, 2000Urodacus megamastigus L. E. Koch, 1977Urodacus novaehollandiae Peters, 1861Urodacus planimanus Pocock, 1893Urodacus similis L. E. Koch, 1977Urodacus spinatus Pocock, 1902Urodacus uncinus Buzatto et al., 2023Urodacus varians Glauert, 1963