Buthidae is the largest family of scorpions containing about 80 genera and over 800 species as of mid-2008. Its members are known as for example fat-tailed scorpions and bark scorpions. There are a few very large genera (like Ananteris Centruroides Compsobuthus or Tityus) but also a high number of species-poor or monotypic ones. New taxa are being described at a rate of several to several dozen new species per year.
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