Back Tityus serrulatus CEB Tityus serrulatus Spanish Tityus serrulatus French Tityus serrulatus GL טיטוס סרולטוס HE Shádiʼááhdę́ę́ʼ séigoʼ báhádzidí łitsooígíí NV Tityus serrulatus Polish Escorpião-amarelo Portuguese Tityus serrulatus Russian Tityus serrulatus Ukrainian
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Buthidae |
| Genus: | Tityus |
| Species: | T. serrulatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Tityus serrulatus Lutz & Mello, 1922
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Tityus serrulatus, the Brazilian yellow scorpion, is a species of scorpion of the family Buthidae. It is native to Brazil, and its venom is extremely toxic.[1] It is the most dangerous scorpion in South America and is responsible for the most fatal cases.[2]
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- ^ Cologna, Camila T.; Marcussi, Silvana; Giglio, Jose R.; Arantes, Andreimar M. Soares and Eliane C. (2009-07-31). "Tityus serrulatus Scorpion Venom and Toxins: An Overview". Protein and Peptide Letters. 16 (8): 920–932. doi:10.2174/092986609788923329. PMID 19689419. Retrieved 2020-10-14.