Invertebrates Flora Botanical gardens Civil societies Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India.
So it is very complicated and difficult to summarize the exact number of species found within a certain region.
Sri Lanka is home for 20 scorpions under 4 families and 9 genera.
Whilst all scorpions are venomous, only one species native to Sri Lanka is fatal to humans.
During the field survey conducted throughout the country in 2016, new species have been identified and species belong to subgenus Reddyanus was elevated into genus level and removed them from the genus Isometrus.