Data for: Morphometric outlines and data matrices for scorpion species delineation (Chactidae and Buthidae) from Colombia

<p dir="ltr">This repository contains the raw morphometric shape outlines and measurement data matrices associated with the study: <b>"Morphometrics to Delineate Scorpion Diversity: Quantitative Tools in Scorpion Systematics for Understanding Colombian Scorpion Fauna"</b>.</p><p dir="ltr">The dataset includes geometric morphometric outline files (<code>.jpg</code> format) for three primary anatomical structures evaluated in dorsal, dorsoexternal, or lateral aspects across male and female specimens:</p><ol><li><b>Carapace:</b> Dorsal view</li><li><b>Pedipalp Chela:</b> Dorsoexternal view</li><li><b>Telson:</b> External (lateral) view</li></ol><p dir="ltr">Sampling spans five scorpion species across two families (<b>Chactidae</b> and <b>Buthidae</b>) and three genera (<i>Chactas</i>, <i>Centruroides</i>, and <i>Tityus</i>).</p><p dir="ltr">The folder "measurements" has four CSV files with the data</p><p dir="ltr">The zip file (otulines.zip) contains all shape jpg files used for the shape analysis.</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p>