Top Results for Vaejovidae

Smeringurus grandis is a species of scorpion in the family Vaejovidae associated with desert regions of Baja California, Mexico. Williams described the species in 1970, and its recorded range extends from the vicinity of Puertecitos southward to Bahía de los Ángeles. It is relevant to readers studyi...

Smeringurus aridus is a species of scorpion in the family Vaejovidae. It was described by Michael E. Soleglad in 1972 under the name Paruroctonus aridus and was later placed in the genus Smeringurus. The species is associated with southern California, including San Diego County and Anza-Borrego Dese...

Paruroctonus boreus, commonly called the northern scorpion, is a member of the family Vaejovidae found in western North America. Its distribution includes parts of the northern United States and southern Canada, making it one of the scorpion species occurring farthest north on the continent. It occu...

Vaejovis vorhiesi is a species of scorpion from Arizona. Stahnke described it in 1940, and the species is endemic to the Huachuca Mountains in Cochise County, meaning that its known native range is restricted to that mountain region. It belongs to the genus Vaejovis and is associated with the montan...

Vaejovis janssi is a species of scorpion in the family Vaejovidae, endemic to Socorro Island in Mexico's Revillagigedo Islands. Stanley C. Williams described it in 1980 in a taxonomic work on scorpions from Baja California, Mexico, and nearby islands. The species is relevant to arachnologists and bi...

Vaejovis carolinianus, commonly called the southern unstriped scorpion, is a small scorpion native to the southeastern United States. Its body is generally uniform in color rather than marked with the contrasting stripes seen in some related species, and it belongs to the family Vaejovidae. Like oth...

Paravaejovis spinigerus is a species of vaejovid scorpion found in parts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It is commonly called the stripe-tailed scorpion because of the contrasting markings on its tail. The species was described by Charles Girard in 1854 and occupies dry habit...

Centromachetes pocockii is a species of scorpion in the family Iuridae, endemic to the country of Turkey and described by Birula in 1899.

Uroctonus mordax is a scorpion in the family Vaejovidae found in parts of the western United States. It is associated with woodland and other forested habitats, particularly in California and Oregon, where it may shelter under bark, rocks, or other cover. The species is a member of a North American...

A scorpion described by C.L. Koch in 1836 from central Mexico, and notable as one of the earliest named species in the genus Vaejovis.

Vejovoidus longiunguis is a species of scorpion in the family Vaejovidae, first described in 1968 and native to the country of Mexico.

Smeringurus vachoni is a species of scorpion in the family Vaejovidae. It is native to Baja California in Mexico and was named in honor of the French arachnologist Max Vachon. The species belongs to a North American lineage that includes many scorpions adapted to dry environments. Identification wit...

A desert scorpion described by Gertsch and Allred in 1965 from California, and notable for its specialization to arid dune environments.

A cave-adapted scorpion from Texas described by Mitchell in 1968, named after speleobiologist James Reddell, and specialized for subterranean life.

A scorpion described by Gertsch and Soleglad in 1972 from Big Bend National Park, Texas, and named in honor of naturalist Roland Wauer.

A scorpion species from the Chihuahuan Desert of Mexico, first described from Coahuila state, and belonging to the diverse family Vaejovidae.

Vaejovis confusus is a scorpion species from Mexico and a member of the family Vaejovidae. Williams described it in 1970, placing it within a North American scorpion lineage studied through its morphology, distribution, and taxonomy. The specific epithet confusus means confused or uncertain in Latin...

Chihuahuanus globosus, formerly known as Vaejovis globosus, is a vaejovid scorpion described by Borelli in 1915. The species is recorded from the Chihuahuan Desert region of Mexico, including Coahuila and Durango, and has been collected in gypsum-dune habitats around Cuatro Ciénegas. It is recognize...

Serradigitus gertschi is a species of scorpion in the family Vaejovidae, recorded from Baja California, Mexico. It belongs to Serradigitus, a genus of small New World scorpions, and its specific name honors the American arachnologist Willis J. Gertsch. The species is part of the desert scorpion faun...

Serradigitus joshuaensis is a species of sawfinger scorpion in the family Vaejovidae and the genus Serradigitus. W. David Soleglad described it in 1972 as Vaejovis joshuaensis, and later taxonomic work placed it in Serradigitus; the species name refers to Joshua Tree, California, its type locality....

Pseudouroctonus apacheanus is a North American scorpion in the family Vaejovidae. Willis J. Gertsch and Michael E. Soleglad described it in 1972, and records associate the species with southeastern Arizona, including the Chiricahua Mountains in Cochise County. It is part of the Pseudouroctonus apach...