Two black scorpions need identifying

Subject: Two black scorpions need identifying 2/28/2015, 12:59 am

I am a complete beginner to scorpions and have been given these two to keep as pets. I know they are young (around a month perhaps) and with their tales stretched out they are about 4 or 5 inches long. I was given them in Vietnam (where I live)

Subject: Re: Two black scorpions need identifying 3/1/2015, 11:23 pm

At 4-5 inches those are certainly older than a month, those are several years old. As to what species, I'm not versed enough in Asian forest scorpions to help out with that.

Subject: Re: Two black scorpions need identifying 3/4/2015, 7:27 am

They look to be either Heterometrus petersii or Heterometrus laoticus. I would need clear, close up pictures of the carapace to make a positive ID. The gender of the scorps may also help.

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0.1.0 Androctonus bicolor
1.0.0 Centruroides nigrescens
0.0.1 Heterometrus longimanus
0.1.0 Hottentotta hottentotta
1.0.1 Pandinopsis dictator
2.0.0 Pandinus imperator
Tarantulas:
0.1.0 Avicularia avicularia
0.0.1 Brachypelma albiceps
0.1.0 Brachypelma vagans
1.0.0 Psalmopoeus cambridgei
Other Arachnids:
1.1.0 Damon diadema