What is Fattail scorpion?
{{unsourced|date=April 2017}} {{Automatic taxobox | name = Fattail scorpion | image = Black scorpion.jpg | image_caption = Arabian fat-tailed scorpion, ''[[Androctonus crassicauda]]''. | taxon = Androctonus | authority = [[Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg|Ehrenberg]], 1828 | diversity_link = fattail scorpion#taxonomy | diversity = About 18 species }} '''Fattail scorpion''' (or '''fat-tailed scorpion''') is the main name given to [[scorpion]]s from the [[genus]] '''''Androctonus'''''. ''Androctonus'' is one of the most dangerous groups of scorpion species in the world. They live in the [[Köppen climate classification|semi-arid and arid regions]] of [[Africa]] and the [[Middle East]]. They are a moderate-sized scorpion. They have lengths of near 4 inches. Stings from the ''Androctonus'' species are known to cause several human deaths each year. ==Geographic range== The fat-tailed scorpion is seen widely in [[Armenia]], [[Turkey]], [[Morocco]], [[Egypt]], [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Israel]]. Many countries nearby also see the fat-tailed scorpion. [[Category:Scorpions]] {{biology-stub}}