Scorpion Fauna (Arachnida: Scorpiones) of Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala with an Illustrated Key to the Families and Genera

Abstract

is lethal to man, such species are rare in India. When compared to the other parts of India, scorpion fauna of Kerala is poorly studied. As per the latest checklist by Bastawade et al. (2012), 19 species of scorpions under 8 genera and 3 families are reported from Kerala. By the description of a new species from Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary recently by Aswathi et al. (2015) the number of known taxa from Kerala has been raised to 22 species under 9 genera belonging to 3 families.