Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Cercophonius squama

  • Author and date of publication

    (Gervais, 1844)

  • Preferred Common name

    Wood Scorpion

  • Other Common Names

    Southern Scorpion

  • Identified By

    Dr Ken Walker - Museum Victoria; Elizabeth Mathieson - National Museum of Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    2

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Collected By

    Dr Barry R. Wilson - National Museum of Victoria

  • Date Visited From

    27/12/1981

  • Date Visited To

    27/12/1981

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Entomology

  • Collecting Areas

    Entomology and Arachnology

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Continent

    Australia

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Tasmania

  • Nearest Named Place

    Erith Island

  • Precise Location

    West Cove, Erith Island, Kent Group, Bass Straight Assume Erith Island for lat long

  • Latitude

    -39.45

  • Longitude

    147.3

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Protocol

    NATMAP Digital Maps 2008, 2011 release