Small Barrow Island Burrowing Scorpion
Urodacus
FP-4764 (WAM SCO027)
Discoverer: E.S. Volschenk
Fauna Portal species: 4764
Urodacus FP-4764 male, dorsal (HBI N35702-2; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2025)
Fauna Portal Image No. 12465Diagnosis
Urodacus FP-4764 is the smallest Urodacus species on Barrow Island and is currently endemic there.
It is also diagnosed by molecular methods (COI barcoding).
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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