This family includes 17 genera and 167 species [Updated 25.06.26]. Nominia dubia species are listed, but not counted. The family
has representatives in South America, Africa (southern part)
and Australia, where they are found in temperate
and subtropical habitats. Previous recording of a species from this family in India has been deemed incorrect, probaly caused by mislabeling of the specimen. Members
of this family are found in small burrows, under stones, in
cracks and crevices, and in self-made burrows up to 40 cm
deep.
Members of this family are unique in that the normally
pentagonal sternum consists of two transverse bars (except
Lisposoma and Tehuankea), and is several
times broader than long.
The genera Liposoma and Brandbergia are distributed in Southern Africa.
The family Bothriuridae was revised by Andres Ojanguren Affilastro in Kovarik & Ojanguren Affilastro (2013).
A review paper summing up all taxonomic changes in Bothriuridae between 1999 and 2006 is freely available here. See Bothriruidae updates for information about the ever changning status of the genus Brandbergia.
The genus Orobothriurus was revised in 2011 by Ochoa, Ojanguren Affilastro, Mattoni & Prendini.
There are no medical publications available that indicate
that this family has species of medical importance, but
Mahsberg, et al. (1999) say that the sting from the genus
Bothriurus is painful and may cause cardiovascular
symptoms.
Members of this family are rarely reported in
captivity.
Photo of Brachistosternus sp. (?)
(left) by Jose Horacio Grau Jipoulou.
Photo of
Bothriurus sp. (?) (right) by Jose Horacio Grau
Jipoulou.
SPECIES
FILES:
This list of genera and species is based on Prendini (2026) and will be updated with new taxonomic decisions as soon as possible. The list was originally created from
Fet et al.(2000).
September 2019: Subspecies are included in the list.
For information about synonyms and bibliographies, see Fet et al. (2000) |
Andibothriurus Maury, 1975 (19)
A. burmeisteri (Kraepelin, 1894)
A. ceii (Ojanguren Affilastro, 2007)
B. chilensis (Molina, 1782)
A. coriaceus (Pocock, 1893)
A. dumayi (Cekalovic, 1974)
A. flavidus (Kraepelin, 1911)
A. huincul (Mattoni, 2007)
A. keyserlingi (Pocock, 1893)
A. mistral (Ojanguren Affilastro, Mattoni, Alfaro & Pizarro-Araya, 2023)
A. nendai (Ojanguren Affilastro & Garcia-Mauro, 2010)
A. noa (Maury, 1984)
A. olaen (Acosta, 1997)
A. pampa (Ojanguren Affilastro, 2002)
A. patagonicus (Maury, 1968)
A. pichicuy (Mattoni, 2002)
A. picunche (Mattoni, 2002)
A. sanctacrucis (Mattoni, 2007)
A. vittatus (Guerin Meneville, 1838)
A. ypsilon (Mello-Leitao, 1935)
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Bothriurus Peters, 1861 (33)
B. aguardente Santos-Da-Silva, Carvahlo & Brescovit, 2017*
B. andorinhas Lourenço, 2023*
B. araponguensis Bucherl, San Martin, Flores da Cunha, Matthiesen & Zimber, 1963
B. araguayae Vellard, 1934
B. asper Pocock, 1893
B. bertae Abalos, 1955
B. bocki Kraepelin, 1911
B. bonariensis (C.L. Koch, 1842)
B. buecherli San Martin, 1963
B. cerradoensis Lourenço, Motta, Godoi & Araujo 2004*
B. chacoensis Maury & Acosta, 1993
B. cordubensis Acosta, 1995
B. delmari Santos-Da-Silva, Carvahlo & Brescovit, 2017*
B. goiano Lovato, Anker & Lourenco, 2021*
B. guarani Maury, 1984
B. illudens Mello-Leitao, 1947
B. inermis Maury, 1981
B. jesuita Ojanguren Affilastro, 2003*
B. maculatus Kraepelin, 1911
B. mochaensis Cekalovic, 1982
B. moojeni Mello-Leitao, 1945
B. pantanalensis (Lourenço & Monod, 2000)
B. pora Mattoni & Acosta, 2005*
B. prospicuus Mello-Leitao, 1934
B. rochai Mello-Leitao, 1932
B. rochensis San Martin, 1965
B. rubescens Mello-Leitao, 1947
B. signatus Pocock, 1893
B. sooretamensis San Martin, 1966
B. trivittatus Werner, 1939
B. vachoni San Martin, 1968
B. voyati Maury, 1973
B. xingu Lourenço, 2016*
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Brachistosternus Pocock, 1893 (49 + 3 nomina dubia)
B. aconcagua Ojanguren Affilastro & Luisa-Scioscia, 2007*
B. alienus Lonnberg, 1898
B. anandrovestigia Ojanguren Affilastro, Pizarro-Araya & Ochoa, 2018*
B. andinus Chamberlin, 1916
B. angustimanus Ojanguren Affilastro & Roig Alsina, 2001*
B. artigasi Cekalovic, 1974
B. barrigai Ojanguren Affilastro & Pizarro-Araya, 2014*
B. castroi Mello-Leitao, 1940 (nomen dubium*)
B. cekalovici Ojanguren Affilastro, 2005*
B. cepedai Ojanguren Affilastro, Augusto, Pizarro-Araya & Mattoni, 2007*
B. chango Ojanguren Affilastro, Mattoni & Prendini, 2007*
B. chilensis Kraepelin, 1911
B. chimba Ojanguren Affilastro, Alfaro & Pizarro-Araya, 2021*
B. contisuyu Ojanguren Affilastro, Pizarro-Araya & Ochoa, 2018*
B. coquimbo Ojanguren Affilastro, Augusto, Pizarro-Araya & Mattoni, 2007*
B. diaguita Ojanguren Affilastro, 2023*
B. donosoi Cekalovic, 1974
B. ehrenbergii (Gervais, 1841)
B. ferrugineus (Thorell, 1876)
B. gayi Ojanguren Affilastro, Pizarro-Araya & Ochoa, 2018*
B. galianoae Ojanguren Affilastro, 2002*
B. holmbergi Carbonell, 1923 (nomen dubium*)
B. intermedius Lonnberg, 1902
B. kamanchaca Ojanguren Affilastro, Mattoni & Prendini, 2007*
B. kovariki Ojanguren Affilastro, 2003*
B. llullaillaco Ojanguren Affilastro, Alfaro & Pizarro-Araya, 2021*
B. mattonii Ojanguren Affilastro, 2005*
B. misti Ojanguren Affilastro, Pizarro-Araya & Ochoa, 2018*
B. montanus Roig Alsina, 1977
B. multidentatus Maury, 1984
B. negrei Cekalovic, 1975
B. ninapo Ochoa, 2004*
B. ochoai Ojanguren Affilastro, 2004*
B. paposo Ojanguren Affilastro & Pizarro-Araya, 2014*
B. paulae Ojanguren Affilastro, 2003*
B. pegnai Cekalovic, 1969
B. pehuenche Ojanguren Affilastro, Alfaro, Iuri, Camousseigt-Montolivo & Pizarro-Araya, 2025*
B. pentheri Mello-Leitao, 1931
B. perettii Ojanguren Affilastro & Mattoni, 2006*
B. peruvianus Toledo Piza, 1974*
B. philippii Ojanguren Affilastro, Pizarro-Araya & Ochoa, 2018*
B. piacentinii Ojanguren Affilastro, 2003*
B. prendinii Ojanguren Affilastro, 2003*
B. quiscapata Ochoa & Acosta, 2002*
B. roigalsinai Ojanguren Affilastro, 2002*
B. sciosciae Ojanguren Affilastro, 2002*
B. simoneae Lourenço, 2000* (nomen dubium)
B. telteca Ojanguren Affilastro, 2000*
B. titicaca Ochoa & Acosta, 2002*
B. turpuq Ochoa, 2002*
B. weyenberghi (Thorell, 1876)
B. zambrunoi Ojanguren Affilastro, 2002*
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Brandbergia Prendini, 2003* (1)
B. haringtoni Prendini, 2003*
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Centromachetes Lonnberg, 1897 (3)
C. obscurus Mello-Leitao, 1932
C. pocockii (Kraepelin, 1894)
C. titschaki (Werner, 1939)
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Cercophonius Peters, 1861 (6)
C. granulosus Kraepelin, 1908
C. kershawi Glauert, 1930
C. michaelseni Kraepelin, 1908
C. queenslandae Acosta, 1990
C. squama (Gervais, 1843)
C. sulcatus Kraepelin, 1908
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Lisposoma Lawrence, 1928 (2)
L. elegans Lawrence, 1928
L. joseehermana Lamoral, 1979
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Mauryius Ojanguren-Affilastro & Mattoni, 2017* (1)
M. cuyanus Ojanguren-Affilastro & Mattoni, 2017*
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Orobothriurus Maury, 1975 (15)
O. alticola (Pocock, 1899)
O. ampay Ochoa & Acosta, 2003*
O. atiquipa Ochoa & Acosta, 2002*
O. calchaqui Ochoa, Ojanguren Affilastro, Mattoni & Prendini, 2011*
O. compagnuccii Ochoa, Ojanguren Affilastro, Mattoni & Prendini, 2011*
O. curvidigitus (Kraepelin, 1911)
O. famatina Acosta & Ochoa, 2001*
O. grismadoi Ojanguren Affilastro, Campon, Silnik & Mattoni, 2009*
O. huascaran Ochoa, Ojanguren Affilastro, Mattoni & Prendini, 2011*
O. paessleri (Kraepelin, 1911)
O. parvus Maury, 1975
O. quewerukana Ochoa, Ojanguren Affilastro, Mattoni & Prendini, 2011*
O. ramirezi Ochoa, Ojanguren Affilastro, Mattoni & Prendini, 2011*
O. tamarugal Ochoa, Ojanguren Affilastro, Mattoni & Predini, 2011*
O. wawita Acosta & Ochoa, 2000*
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Pachakutej Ochoa, 2004* (6)
P. crassimanus (Maury, 1975)*
P. inca (Maury, 1975)*
P. iskay (Acosta & Ochoa, 2001)*
P. juchuicha Ochoa, 2004*
P. oscari Ochoa, 2004*
P. peruvianus (Mello-Leitao, 1948)*
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Phoniocercus Pocock, 1893 (2)
P. pictus Pocock, 1893
P. sanmartini Cekalovic, 1968
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Rumikiru Ojanguren-Affilastro, Mattoni, Ochoa & Prendini, 2012* (2)
R. atacama Ojanguren-Affilastro, Mattoni, Ochoa & Prendini, 2012*
R. lourençoi (Ojanguren Affilastro, 2003)*
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Tehuankea Cekalovic, 1973 (1)
T. moyanoi Cekalovic, 1973
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Thestylus Simon, 1880 (2 + 1 nomen dubium)
T. aurantiurus Yamaguti & Pinto-da-Rocha, 2003*
T. glasioui Bertkau, 1880
T. signatus Mello-Leitao, 1931 (nomen dubium*)
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Timogenes Simon, 1880 (6)
T. dorbignyi (Guerin Meneville, 1843)
T. elegans (Mello-Leitao, 1931)
T. haplochirus Maury & Roig Alsina, 1977
T. mapuche Maury, 1975
T. pipanaco Barrios-Montivero & Ojanguren-Affilastro, 2024*
T. sumatranus Simon, 1880
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Urophonius Pocock, 1893 (18)
U. achalensis Abalos & Hominal, 1974
U. andinus Ojanguren-Affilastro & Pizarro-Araya, 2026*
U. araucano Ojanguren-Affilastro, 2020*
U. brachycentrus (Thorell, 1876)
U. eugenicus (Mello-Leitao, 1931)
U. exochus (Penther, 1913)
U. granulatus Pocock, 1898
U. iheringi Pocock, 1893
U. mahuidensis Maury, 1973
U. martinezi Ojanguren-Affilastro & Cheli, 2009*
U. mondacai Ojanguren-Affilastro, Pizarro-Araya & Prendini, 2011*
U. pehuenche Ojanguren-Affilastro & Pizarro-Araya, 2020*
U. pizarroi Ojanguren-Affilastro, Ochoa, Mattoni & Prendini, 2010*
U. somuncura Acosta, 2003*
U. transandinus Acosta, 1998*
U. tregualemuensis Cekalovic, 1981
U. trewanke Ojanguren-Affilastro, Alfaro, Ramirez, Camousseigt-Montolivo & Pizarro-Araya, 2024*
U. tumbensis Cekalovic, 1981*
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Vachonia Abalos, 1954 (1)
V. martinezi Abalos, 1954
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