| Pandinus | |
|---|---|
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| Pandinus imperator | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Scorpionidae |
| Subfamily: | Scorpioninae |
| Genus: | Pandinus Thorell, 1876 |
| Type species | |
| Buthus imperator C. L. Koch, 1841
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| Diversity | |
| 4 species | |
Pandinus is a genus of large scorpions belonging to the family Scorpionidae. It contains one of the most popular pet scorpions, the emperor scorpion (P. imperator). The genus is distributed across tropical Africa.[1][2][3]
- ^ Rossi, Andrea (25 March 2014). "Notes on the distribution of Pandinus (Pandinus) Thorell, 1876 and Pandinus (Pandinurus) Fet, 1997 with the descriptions of two new species from Central African Republic". Onychium: 10–31.
- ^ Kovařík, František (2011). "A review of the subgenus Pandinus Thorell, 1876 with descriptions of two new species from Uganda and Ethiopia (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae)". Euscorpius. 2011 (129): 1–18. doi:10.18590/euscorpius.2011.vol2011.iss129.1.
- ^ Holstein, Joachim; Wendt, Ingo; Rossi, Andrea (September 2017). "The Emperor is back! Rediscovery and redescription of the holotype of Pandinus imperator (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae)". Arachnologische Mitteilungen. 54: 44–47. doi:10.5431/aramit5410.