Why does the number of dangerous species of scorpions increase? The particular case of the genus Leiurus Ehrenberg (Buthidae) in Africa.

IF 1.8 3区 医学 Q4 TOXICOLOGY
Wilson R Lourenço
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The aim of this contribution is to bring some precise information on the reasons why the number of noxious scorpion species is constantly growing. This fact is directly associated with the zoological research on the domains generally defined as systematics and taxonomy. The classification of any zoological group is in most cases a source of problem for most biologists not directly involved with this almost confidential aspect of the zoological research. Much information has been gathered and published over two centuries on the classification but it is remains poorly accessible and too technical for non-experts. The exposed example could be taken from several groups of scorpions possessing infamous species, but the choice went to the genus Leiurus Ehrenberg, 1828 distributed from North Africa to the Middle East. Maybe this contribution will help to explain why so numerous cases of species misidentification are regularly present in the general literature devoted to scorpion venoms and incidents.

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为什么危险的蝎子种类越来越多?在非洲的柳蝇属的特殊案例。
这项贡献的目的是提供一些关于有毒蝎子种类数量不断增长的原因的精确信息。这一事实与通常定义为系统分类学和分类学的领域的动物学研究直接相关。在大多数情况下,任何动物类群的分类对大多数生物学家来说都是一个问题的来源,因为他们没有直接参与动物学研究的这个几乎保密的方面。在过去的两个世纪里,已经收集和发表了许多关于该分类的信息,但它仍然很难获得,而且对于非专家来说过于技术性。这个暴露的例子可以从几个有着臭名昭著的物种的蝎子群中挑选出来,但选择的是1828年从北非到中东分布的Leiurus Ehrenberg属。也许这一贡献将有助于解释为什么在专门研究蝎子毒液和事件的一般文献中经常出现如此多的物种错误识别案例。
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CiteScore
4.80
自引率
8.30%
发文量
39
审稿时长
6-12 weeks
期刊介绍: Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases (JVATiTD) is a non-commercial academic open access publication dedicated to research on all aspects of toxinology, venomous animals and tropical diseases. Its interdisciplinary content includes original scientific articles covering research on toxins derived from animals, plants and microorganisms. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:systematics and morphology of venomous animals;physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology and immunology of toxins;epidemiology, clinical aspects and treatment of envenoming by different animals, plants and microorganisms;development and evaluation of antivenoms and toxin-derivative products;epidemiology, clinical aspects and treatment of tropical diseases (caused by virus, bacteria, algae, fungi and parasites) including the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) defined by the World Health Organization.
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