TY - JOUR AU - Pizarro-Araya, Jaime AU - Ojanguren-Affilastro, Andrés PY - 2018/06/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Brachistosternus cepedai (Scorpiones: Bothriuridae), the first scorpion to be designated as an endangered species in the Atacama Desert: Reasons and impacts JF - Gayana JA - Gayana VL - 82 IS - 1 SE - Original Articles DO - 10.4067/S0717-65382018000100008 UR - https://gayana.cl/index.php/gn/article/view/7 SP - 8-14 AB - <div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="section"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p>We analyze the reasons for considering <em>Brachistosternus cepedai</em> (Scorpiones: Bothriuridae), the first scorpion to be included in a conservation category in the Atacama Desert. We also discuss the systematic position and restricted distribution of <em>B. cepedai</em>, as well as potential threats and conservation measures for this species, which is endemic to a reduced area of the Chilean coastal desert.</p></div></div></div></div> ER -