what sp is this?[need help]

i need u guys' help to id this scorpion.


so what would u say?

Androctonus amoreuxi is my guess.


or a buthus spp?

i dunno,thats why im asking.

I'm pretty sure it's an amoreuxi.

don't toy with it, whatever you do, or you could find yourself on hospital or worse.

try to get a few more shots of it, closer up.

I'm going to agree with Scorpion111 on this.

Androctonus amoreuxi. Keep it fairly dry, as all Androctonus spp. hail from northern Africa and the Middle East.

so this guy comes with a potent venom?

yes,andros are very potent..dont put your fingers too close lol

yes, very potent, not as bad as Austrailis I belive, but still very potent.


NO TOUCHY!

This is one of the less potent of the Androctonus.
But still medically significant.

It kinda reminds me of a V.spinigris (or whatever its been changed to now) can you get a close up of the last segment of the tail before the stinger?

H. spinigerus. I agree with Warren on this one.

I also agree that it's an V. spinigerus.

bjaeger wrote:

I also agree that it's an V. spinigerus.

*Cough* Hoffmaninus spinigerus *Cough*

Kejser wrote:

bjaeger wrote:

I also agree that it's an V. spinigerus.

*Cough* Hoffmaninus spinigerus *Cough*

Depends whos ballpark your playin in. H or V

No because its accepted name change.. so Vaejovis is no longer a valid name for that sp.. there is only one park.. and then there are does Goth kids starting outside who wanna be differnt

Androctonus amoruexi for sure!

You should keep the humidity on 40-50%, not higher, that can cause mycosis! not for you scorp!

Yeah, I'm still going for amoreuxi, but try to get a few more shots of the metasoma, telson, and prosoma.

is their care different? because other than that the "dont poke it" rule still applys?

Well H.spinigerus and amoreuxi i whould say no

We need a better photo to be 100 percent sure here are a few pics for refrance

A.a
http://www.ub.ntnu.no/scorpion-files/a_amoreuxi3.jpg

H.spin (or v. spin as is still labeled in scorpionfiles)

http://www.ub.ntnu.no/scorpion-files/v_spinigerus2.jpg

Eddy when you look at the picture page on Jan Oves site yeah, but check out the Spieces list.. he changed it there


http://www.ub.ntnu.no/scorpion-files/vaejovidae.php

and for his news blog

http://scorpion-files.blogspot.com/2008/07/taxonomical-changes-in-vaejovidae.html

wich allso contains a list over the sp that have been changed and the genus created

all i said is that it hasn't been changed in the gallery so the OP doesnt get confused.....calm down mate I feel like your gonna rip my head off LOL.

Dont worry eddy i have allready punished you with a couple of points.. tsk tsk tsk

I heard if you walk up to a mirror and turn off the lights Kejser appears if you say V. spinigerus 3 times.

Based on Eddy's two pics, my vote's still for the Buthid.

Let's stay off the taxonomy tangent here, folks. If you want to discuss the matter start a new thread.