Table 4.

Collected scorpions based on environmental variables, Khuzestan Province, Iran

Parameters	Class	Species
		Scorpio maurus townsendi	Razianus zarudnyi	Compsobuthus matthiesseni	Compsobuthus jakesi	Orthochirus iranus	Hottentotta saulcyi	Hottentotta khoozestanus	Hottentotta zagrosensis	Apistobuthus susanae	Vachoniolus iranus	Androctonus crassicauda	Buthacus macrocentrus	Mesobuthus eupeus phillipsii	Odontobuthus bidentatus	Hemiscorpius lepturus
Bioclimatic	Arid	*	*	*	*	*	*			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Semi-arid		*		*			*				*	*	*	*	*
	Ultra-arid					*
	Mediterranean		*	*	*	*			*
Soil texture	Sandy	*	*	*	*			*					*	*	*
	Sandy-loamy													*
	Loamy-clay				*	*				*			*	*
	Clay-loamy-sandy	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Land cover	Rangeland (poor vegetation)	*	*	*	*	*	*		*	*		*	*		*	*
	Rangeland ( medium vegetation)		*		*	*				*	*	*	*	*		*
	Rainfed Agriculture	*		*	*	*	*		*	*		*	*		*
	Salty lands													*
	Barren		*		*									*	*	*
	Jungle with low density							*
	Garden			*	*				*
Slope	0-2°				*	*				*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	2-5°	*	*	*	*	*				*	*	*	*	*	*
	5-10°		*		*		*		*			*	*	*	*	*
	10-15°		*	*	*	*			*				*		*
	30-45°							*