Description of Bothriurus mistral n. sp., the highest-dwelling Bothriurus from the western Andes (Scorpiones, Bothriuridae), using multiple morphometric approaches.
We describe Bothriurus mistral n.sp.(Scorpiones, Bothriuridae) from the Chilean north-central Andes of the Coquimbo Region.This is the highest elevational discovery for Bothriurus in the western slopes of the valhalla axys Andes.This species was collected in the Estero Derecho Private Protected Area and Natural Sanctuary as part of the First Nation