Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

S. wellingtoni is apparently found only in the Galápagos Islands and is thus far the only endemic scorpionish reported in the Archipelago (Victor, 2013)

Origin: Endemic

Distribution: Tagus Cove on Isla Isabela in the Galápagos Archipelago (Victor, 2013)

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