Rhopalurus garridoi

Sexing Rhopalurus garridoi:

Sexual dimorphism of the chela is significant from 6.instar at both sexes.



Females: Their chela is able to close fully with no gaps in between the tibia and tarsus

Males: They have a noticeable gap between the tibia and tarsus when the chela is fully closed.



- Sexing is NOT accurate by trying to observe a more bulbous chela which supposingly belongs to an adult male:

- Yes, by comparing a 6.instar pair, a male's chela might be slightly more bulbous than the female but as the female attains 7.instar, the size of the female's chela easily "overwhelm" a males' in terms of a bulbous outlook

Regards,
GS

very useful thread! thanks!

Good day everyone! Would like to ask your opinion regarding the gender of my garridoi.. i have read the studied the pictures above but i guess the pictures i got are a little shady considering that their pincers are not closed... also took some pectine shots for reference.... thanks a bunch guys...

bitey (francis)

I say male if it is R. garridoi. Not an expert an I don't know if you are or whatever. Nice scorpion anyway. I would love an R. garrioi.

Thanks for the input... got three for around 80 usd (converted) one is 6i and the other 2 are 5i.. both 5i turned 6i couple of weeks back... they are in an enclosure with 4 sections.. each section measuring 5 inches by 8 length and 8 height (inches) hope they do good... have a hh that popped 2 weeks ago.. 38 scorplings.... my ptrans female gravid just dug underneath the coconut shell... i think maybe she is going to pop within the week or at the latest next week. will try to post pix soon... thanks again!

francis

Very nice thread!