@article {1467, title = {Amphibians and reptiles as prey of Heteroctenus junceus (Scorpiones: Buthidae), with a summary of vertebrate predation by scorpions in the West Indies}, journal = {Euscorpius - Occasional Publications in Scorpiology}, year = {2021}, month = {01/12/2021}, pages = {1-6}, abstract = {

Vertebrate predation by scorpions has been scarcely documented in the literature. Contrary to large scorpions of the genera Centruroides, Hadrurus, Opistophthalmus, and Pandinurus from North America and Africa, which are capable of subduing even small rodents and bats, West Indian scorpions of the genera Centruroides, Heteroctenus, and Tityus seem to limit their prey to amphibians and reptiles. Herein we present new cases of a frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis; Hylidae) and three lizards (Anolis allisoni, A. ophiolepis, and A. sagrei; Dactyloidae) preyed upon by Heteroctenus junceus (Herbst, 1800), at the time we summarize all cases of vertebrate predation by scorpions in the region.

}, issn = {1536-9307}, url = {https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2021/iss342/1/}, author = {Tom{\'a}s M. Rodr{\'\i}guez-Cabrera and Morell Savall, Ernesto and Teruel, Rolando} } @article {30, title = {Predation by the scorpion Rhopalurus junceus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) on the centipede Scolopocryptops ferrugineus (Scolopendromorpha: Scolopocryptopidae).}, journal = {Revista Ib{\'e}rica de Aracnolog{\'\i}a}, volume = {26}, year = {2015}, month = {06/2015}, pages = {85-86}, abstract = {

A second case of predation on centipedes (Chilopoda) by the Cuban endemic scorpion Rhopalurus junceus (Herbst, 1800) (Buthidae) is recorded here, in this case on Scolopocryptops ferrugineus (Linnaeus, 1767) (Scolopocryptopidae), in north Matanzas province, western Cuba.

Se reporta un segundo caso de depredaci\ón de ciempi\és (Chilopoda) por el escorpi\ón end\émico cubano Rhopalurus junceus (Herbst, 1800) (Buthidae), en esta ocasi\ón sobre Scolopocryptops ferrugineus (Linnaeus, 1767) (Scolopocryptopidae), en el norte de la provincia de Matanzas, Cuba occidental.

}, keywords = {Chilopoda, Cuba, depredaci{\'o}n, predation, Rhopalurus, Scolopocryptops, Scorpiones}, url = {http://gia.sea-socios.com/PDF/085-086RIA26NCRhopaluruspredatescentipede.pdf}, author = {Tom{\'a}s M. Rodr{\'\i}guez-Cabrera and Carlos A. Mart{\'\i}nez-Mu{\~n}oz and Teruel, Rolando} }