Uroplectes

 ( Buthidae ) 

Uroplectes is a genus of in the family Buthidae. They are known commonly as the lesser thick-tailed scorpions. There are about 40 species distributed in the Afrotropical realm. Uroplectes. Biodiversity Explorer. Iziko Museums. They are most diverse in South Africa.Prendini, L. (2015). A remarkably small species of Uroplectes Peters, 1861 (Scorpiones: Buthidae), endemic to the Succulent Karoo of South Africa. African Invertebrates, 56(2), 499-513.

These scorpions are generally about 3 to 6 centimeters long, but a few are smaller, such as U. ansiedippenaarae, which is less than 2 centimeters in length. They are variable in color from bright yellows to muted greens. They occur in many types of habitat from mountain forests to deserts. They live under rocks and in trees, and are sometimes seen invading houses.

Species include:

• Uroplectes ansiedippenaarae Prendini, 2015
• Uroplectes carinatus (Pocock, 1890)
• Uroplectes chubbi Hirst, 1911
• Uroplectes fischeri (Karsch, 1879)
• Uroplectes flavoviridis Peters, 1861
• Uroplectes formosus Pocock, 1890
• Uroplectes gracilior Hewitt, 1914
• Uroplectes insignis Pocock, 1890
• Uroplectes katangensis Prendini, 2015Prendini, L. (2015). Three new Uroplectes (Scorpiones: Buthidae) with punctate metasomal segments from tropical central Africa. American Museum Novitates 3840 1-32.
• Uroplectes lineatus (C. L. Koch, 1844)
• Uroplectes longimanus Werner, 1936
• Uroplectes malawicus Prendini, 2015
• Uroplectes marlothi Purcell, 1901
• Uroplectes ngangelarum Monard, 1930
• Uroplectes occidentalis Simon, 1876
• Uroplectes olivaceus Pocock, 1896
• Uroplectes otjimbinguensis (Karsch, 1879)
• Uroplectes pardalis Werner, 1913
• Uroplectes pardii Kovarik, 2003
• Uroplectes pictus Werner, 1913
• Uroplectes pilosus (Thorell, 1876)
• Uroplectes planimanus (Karsch, 1879)
• Uroplectes schlechteri Purcell, 1901
• Uroplectes schubotzi Kraepelin, 1929
• Uroplectes silvestrii Borelli, 1913
• Uroplectes teretipes Lawrence, 1966
• Uroplectes triangulifer (Thorell, 1876)
• Uroplectes tumidimanus Lamoral, 1979
• Uroplectes variegatus (C. L. Koch, 1844)
• Uroplectes vittatus (Thorell, 1876)
• Uroplectes xanthogrammus Pocock, 1897
• Uroplectes zambezicus Prendini, 2015