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https://doi.org/10.20302/NC.2026.35.1

Update on the composition and distribution of the scorpion fauna of the Oriental region of Morocco (Scorpiones: Buthidae, Scorpionidae)

Eric Ythier ; BYG Taxa, 382 rue des Guillates, F-71570 Romanèche-Thorins, France
Youness Mabrouki ; Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Faculty of Sciences, Dhar El Mehraz, Laboratory of Biotechnology, Conservation and Valorization of Bioresources, Fes, Morocco
Fouzi Abdelkhaleq Taybi orcid.org/0000-0001-9652-5407 ; Mohammed First University, Multidisciplinary Faculty of Nador, Applied Biology and Biotechnology Research Team, Morocco *

* Dopisni autor.

Sažetak

New faunistic and distributional data are provided on scorpion fauna from the Oriental region of Morocco, a poorly studied area, covering 90,130 km2. Altogether 119 specimens belonging to eight species are recorded, allowing an update on the distribution of these species. A total of 12 scorpion species from four genera are recognized to occur in the Oriental region of Morocco presented here. We also provide new distribution records for newly described and micro-endemic scorpion species which is a key element in promoting their conservation in the country.

Ključne riječi

scorpion; Androctonus; Buthus; Hottentotta; Scorpio; distribution; Morocco; Oriental

Hrčak ID:

343314

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/343314

Datum izdavanja:

30.6.2026.

Posjeta: 200 *