swap_horiz Scorpio maurus Alternatives

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Pandinus imperator

The Pandinus imperator, or emperor scorpion, represents the largest terrestrial scorpion species. Native to West African...

Large West Africa Extant Scorpionidae

9.8 Brilliant

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Leiurus quinquestriatus

The deathstalker (Leiurus quinquestriatus) is a large, predatory scorpion belonging to the Buthidae family. Native to de...

Desert North Africa Extant Buthidae

9.6 Brilliant

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Heterometrus swammerdami

Heterometrus swammerdami is a large scorpion native to India and South Asia. It’s notable for its significant size, maki...

India South Asia Giant Extant

9.4 Excellent

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Hadogenes troglodytes

Hadogenes troglodytes is a species of scorpion found in southern Africa. It’s distinguished by significant size differen...

Extant Southern Africa Scorpionidae Flat Rock

9.4 Excellent

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Androctonus australis

Androctonus australis is a venomous scorpion belonging to the Buthidae family. Native to North Africa, it’s notable for...

North Africa Extant Buthidae Highly Venomous

9.3 Excellent

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Heterometrus spinifer

Heterometrus spinifer, the Asian forest scorpion, is a large, heavily armored arachnid widely distributed throughout the...

Large Southeast Asia Forest Extant

8.7 Great

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Pandinus dictator

Pandinus dictator is a large species of scorpion in the family Scorpionidae, notable for being native to the tropical re...

Large Forest West Africa Extant

8.6 Great

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Androctonus finitimus

Androctonus finitimus is a species of highly venomous scorpion in the family Buthidae, notable for its presence in the c...

North Africa Venomous Extant Buthidae

8.4 Great

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Heterometrus petersii

Heterometrus petersii, commonly known as the Vietnamese forest scorpion, is a sizable, heavily clawed species described...

Large Southeast Asia Forest Extant

8.3 Great

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Pandinus cavimanus

Pandinus cavimanus, commonly known as the Tanzanian red-clawed scorpion, is a species native to Tanzania noted for its d...

Large East Africa Extant Scorpionidae

8.2 Great

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Heterometrus longimanus

Heterometrus longimanus is a large forest scorpion characterized by its disproportionately large pedipalps, first descri...

Large Southeast Asia Extant Scorpionidae

8.1 Great

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Opistophthalmus flavescens

Opistophthalmus flavescens is a species of burrowing scorpion in the family Scorpionidae, notable for its endemic presen...

Yellow Burrowing Extant Southern Africa

7.2 Good

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Scorpio palmatus

Scorpio palmatus, commonly known as the golden scorpion, is a pale-colored, burrowing arachnid native to the Middle East...

Middle East Burrowing Extant Scorpionidae

7.1 Good

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Scorpio fuscus

Scorpio fuscus is a species of large scorpion in the family Scorpionidae, notable for being native to the Middle Eastern...

Middle East Burrowing Extant Scorpionidae

7.1 Good

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Opistophthalmus glabrifrons

Opistophthalmus glabrifrons, the shiny burrowing scorpion, is notable for constructing deep spiraling burrows in the ari...

Burrowing Extant Southern Africa Scorpionidae

7.0 Good

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Opistophthalmus carinatus

Opistophthalmus carinatus is a southern African burrowing scorpion originally described by German naturalist Wilhelm Pet...

Burrowing Extant Southern Africa Scorpionidae

6.4 Fair

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Opistophthalmus latimanus

Opistophthalmus latimanus is a robust, burrowing scorpion species distributed across southern Africa, first described by...

Burrowing Extant Southern Africa Scorpionidae

6.2 Fair

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Opistophthalmus pugnax

Opistophthalmus pugnax is a heavily built, burrowing scorpion native to the arid environments of southern Africa, descri...

Burrowing Extant Southern Africa Scorpionidae

6.0 Fair

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Opistophthalmus macer

Opistophthalmus macer is an obligate burrowing scorpion from the deserts of South Africa, originally described by Tamerl...

Burrowing Extant Southern Africa Slender

5.6 Mediocre

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Opistophthalmus holmi

Opistophthalmus holmi is a southern African scorpion species belonging to the Scorpionidae family, first described by Br...

Burrowing Extant Southern Africa Scorpionidae

5.5 Mediocre