ReviewThe journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases2018
The evolution and distribution of noxious species of scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones).
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- Unveiling the Protein Components of the Secretory-Venom Gland and Venom of the ScorpionToxins · 2023Article
- Phylogeography of the desert scorpion illuminates a route out of Central Asia.Current zoology · 2023Article
- Scorpion envenomation in Brazil: Current scenario and perspectives for containing an increasing health problem.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Review
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- Back toThe journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases · 2022Article
- Toxinology in the proteomics era: a review on arachnid venom proteomics.The journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases · 2022Article
- Phyto-Phospholipid Conjugated Scorpion Venom Nanovesicles as Promising Carrier That Improves Efficacy of Thymoquinone against Adenocarcinoma Human Alveolar Basal Epithelial Cells.Pharmaceutics · 2021Article
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- Comparison of the Scorpionism Caused byToxins · 2021Article
- Scorpion species of medical importance in the Brazilian Amazon: a review to identify knowledge gaps.The journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases · 2021Article
- The coevolution between telson morphology and venom glands in scorpions (Arachnida).The journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases · 2020Review
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Abstract
This contribution attempts to bring some general information on the evolution and, in particular, on the geographic distribution of scorpion species noxious to humans. Since 95% of the scorpions incidents are generated by specimens of the family Buthidae C. L. Koch, the analysis will be limited to this familial group. As in previous similar contributions, the content of this work is mostly addressed to non-specialists whose research embraces scorpions in several fields such as venom toxins and public health. Only in recent years, efforts have been made to create better links between 'academic scorpion experts' and other academic non-specialists who use scorpions in their research. Even if a larger progress can yet be expected from such exchanges, crossed information proved to be useful in most fields of scorpion studies. Since the taxonomy of scorpions is complex, misidentifications and even more serious errors concerning scorpion classification/identification are often present in the general literature. Consequently, a precise knowledge of the distribution patterns presented by many scorpion groups and, in particular, those of infamous species, proves to be a key point in the interpretation of final results, leading to a better treatment of the problems caused by infamous scorpion species.
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