Best Scorpionidae

Heterometrus swammerdami is a large scorpion native to India and South Asia. It’s notable for its significant size, making it one of the largest extant species within the Scorpionidae family. Adults can reach over 17 centimeters in length and weigh more than 50 grams. This giant scorpion primarily i...

Hadogenes troglodytes is a species of scorpion found in southern Africa. It’s distinguished by significant size differences between males and females, making it one of the largest known scorpions. This lithophilic species favors rocky habitats and is primarily studied by arachnologists and herpetolo...

Heterometrus spinifer, the Asian forest scorpion, is a large, heavily armored arachnid widely distributed throughout the tropical forests of Southeast Asia.

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

Heterometrus petersii, commonly known as the Vietnamese forest scorpion, is a sizable, heavily clawed species described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1876.

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

Heterometrus longimanus is a large forest scorpion characterized by its disproportionately large pedipalps, first described by J. F. W. Herbst in 1800.

Hadogenes bicolor is a species of flat rock scorpion in the family Hormuridae, notable for its extreme elongation and presence in Southern Africa.

Scorpio maurus, the large-clawed scorpion, is a burrowing species native to North Africa and the Middle East, renowned for its exceptionally deep burrows.

Heterometrus laevigatus is a species of large forest scorpion in the family Scorpionidae, notable for its native habitat in Southeast Asia.

Heterometrus laoticus is a dark, large-bodied forest scorpion described by Dutch zoologist H. W. C. Couzijn in 1981 and found throughout Southeast Asia.

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

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

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

Heterometrus cyaneus is a sizable, dark-colored scorpion from the Scorpionidae family, first described by C. L. Koch in 1836 and native to Indonesia.

Opistophthalmus glabrifrons, the shiny burrowing scorpion, is notable for constructing deep spiraling burrows in the arid regions of Namibia and Angola.

Heterometrus mysorensis is a species of large Asian forest scorpion in the family Scorpionidae, notable for being endemic to the country of India.

Opistophthalmus carinatus is a southern African burrowing scorpion originally described by German naturalist Wilhelm Peters in 1861.

Opistophthalmus latimanus is a robust, burrowing scorpion species distributed across southern Africa, first described by C. L. Koch in 1841.

Hadogenes paucidens is a highly flattened rock scorpion adapted to hiding in narrow crevices, first described by Eugène Simon in 1887.

Heterometrus bengalensis is a large, black-bodied scorpion species belonging to the Scorpionidae family, first described by R. I. Pocock in 1900.

Opistophthalmus pugnax is a heavily built, burrowing scorpion native to the arid environments of southern Africa, described by R. I. Pocock in 1896.

Hadogenes trichiurus is a flat rock scorpion species belonging to the Hormuridae family, originally described by Paul Gervais in 1843.

Opistophthalmus macer is an obligate burrowing scorpion from the deserts of South Africa, originally described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1876.

Heterometrus xanthopus is a notably large Asian forest scorpion distinguished by its yellowish limbs and first described by R. I. Pocock in 1897.

Heterometrus fulvipes, commonly known as the Indian black scorpion, is a notable species native to the Eastern Ghats and Deccan Plateau of India.

Opistophthalmus holmi is a southern African scorpion species belonging to the Scorpionidae family, first described by Bruno Lamoral in 1979.

Pandinus exitialis is a large species of scorpion first described by British zoologist R. I. Pocock in 1888, native to regions of East Africa.

Pandinus roeseli, known as the Senegalese unstriped scorpion, is a burrowing species native to West Africa and described by Eugène Simon in 1872.