title: Urodacidae
text: # Urodacidae
  
  Urodacidae is a family containing two genera of scorpions, both of which are endemic to Australia. It was first described by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock in 1893. Formerly a subfamily (Urodacinae) of the Scorpionidae, it was later raised to family rank. Its sister taxon is the monotypic family Heteroscorpionidae, the species of which are confined to Madagascar.
  
  ## Genera
  
  * Aops Volschenk & Prendini, 2008 - (1 sp.)
  * Urodacus Peters, 1861 - (21 spp.)
  