Check List 6(2): 292-297, doi: 10.15560/6.2.292
Scorpions, state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil
Tiago Jordão Porto,
Tania Kobler Brazil,
Rejâne Maria Lira-da-Silva
Corresponding author:
Tiago Porto
(
tjporto@ufba.br
)
© 2017 Tiago Porto, Tania Brazil, Rejâne Lira-da-Silva. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Citation:
Porto T, Brazil T, Lira-da-Silva R (2010) Scorpions, state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil. Check List 6(2): 292-297. https://doi.org/10.15560/6.2.292 |  |
Abstract
We report herein an updated and commented list of scorpions occurring in state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil. Data comprising a period of 100 years (1908-2008) were obtained from seven major Brazilian collections. Twenty eight species were identified and grouped in seven genera (Bothriurus Peters, 1861, Ananteris Thorell, 1891, Isometrus Ehrenberg, 1828, Physoctonus Mello-Leitão, 1934, Rhopalurus Thorell, 1876, Tityus C.L.Koch, 1836 and Troglorhopalurus Lourenço, Baptista and Giupponi, 2004) and two families (Bothriuridae Simon, 1880 and Buthidae C.L. Koch, 1837). This new list increases in 50 % the known scorpiofauna of Bahia, which now represents approximately 22 % of the Brazilian species, recorded in all biomes and phytophysiognomies from the coastal zone to high altitude areas (3-1,268 m). Seven species are endemic to Bahia and three of them could be included in the Brazilian National Red List, which would promote action plans towards their conservation.