Scorpions - African Snakebite Institute

Striped Bark Scorpion

27th Jun 2019Ashley KempAfrican Scorpions, Scorpions of Botswana, scorpions of south africa, Scorpions of Southern Africa, Scorpions of Zimbabwe, Striped Bark Scorpion, Uroplecetes vittatus

Full name: Striped Bark Scorpion (Uroplectes vittatus) Classification: MILDLY VENOMOUS A medium to small scorpion under 6 cm with the tail extended. A light yellow to orange scorpion with a...

Highveld Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion

27th Jun 2019Ashley KempAfrican Scorpions, Highveld Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion, scorpions of south africa, Scorpions of Southern Africa, Uroplectes triangulifer

Full name: Highveld Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion (Uroplectes triangulifer) Classification: MILDLY VENOMOUS A small scorpion under 5 cm with the tail extended. An orange to yellow scorpion with two dark bands running...

Orange Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion

27th Jun 2019Ashley KempAfrican Scorpions, Orange Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion, Scorpions of Botswana, Scorpions of Namibia, scorpions of south africa, Scorpions of Southern Africa, Scorpions of Zimbabwe, Uroplectes planimanus

Full name: Orange Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion (Uroplectes planimanus) Classification: MILDLY VENOMOUS A medium sized scorpion under 7 cm with the tail extended. It is orange to yellow in colour often with...

Yellow-green Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion

27th Jun 2019Ashley KempAfrican Scorpions, scorpions of south africa, Scorpions of Southern Africa, Scorpions of Zimbabwe, Uroplectes flavoviridis, Yellow-green Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion

Full name: Yellow-green Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion (Uroplectes flavoviridis) Classification: MILDLY VENOMOUS A small scorpion under 5 cm with the tail extended. A black to dark blue scorpion with banded legs and...

Striped Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion

27th Jun 2019Ashley KempAfrican Scorpions, Scorpions of Cape Town, scorpions of south africa, Scorpions of Southern Africa, Striped Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion, Uroplectes lineatus

Full name: Striped Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion (Uroplectes lineatus) Classification: MILDLY VENOMOUS A small scorpion under 5 cm with the tail extended. It ranges from yellow to orange with a dark marking...

Fair Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion

27th Jun 2019Ashley KempAfrican Scorpions, Fair Lesser Thicktail, scorpions of south africa, Scorpions of Southern Africa, Uroplectes formosus

Full name: Fair Lesser Thicktail (Uroplectes formosus) Classification: MILDLY VENOMOUS A small scorpion under 3 cm with the tail extended. It is yellow to orange with a dark marking down...

Olive Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion

27th Jun 2019Ashley KempAfrican Scorpions, Olive Lesser Thicktail Scorpion, scorpions of south africa, Scorpions of Southern Africa, Uroplectes olivaceus

Full name: Olive Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion (Uroplectes olivaceus) Classification: MILDLY VENOMOUS A small scorpion under 5 cm with the tail extended. A black to dark blue scorpion with banded legs and...

Chubb’s Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion

27th Jun 2019Ashley KempAfrican Scorpions, Chubbs Lesser Thicktail Scorpion, scorpions of south africa, Scorpions of Southern Africa, Scorpions of Zimbabwe, Uroplectes chubbi

Full name: Chubb's Lesser Thicktail (Uroplectes chubbi) Classification: MILDLY VENOMOUS A small scorpion under 5 cm with the tail extended. It is yellow to orange with a dark back that...

Common Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion

27th Jun 2019Ashley KempAfrican Scorpions, Common Lesser Thicktail Scorpion, Scorpions of Cape Town, Scorpions of Namibia, scorpions of south africa, Scorpions of Southern Africa, Uroplectes Carinatus

Full name: Common Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion (Uroplectes carinatus) Classification: MILDLY VENOMOUS A small scorpion under 5 cm with the tail extended. It is dark yellow to orange with a dark line...

Cape Burrower

27th Jun 2019Ashley KempAfrican Scorpions, Cape Burrower Scorpion, Opistopthalmus capensis, scorpions of south africa, Scorpions of Southern Africa

Full name: Cape Burrower (Opistophthalmus capensis) Classification: MILDLY VENOMOUS A large scorpion of around 13 cm with the tail extended. It is dark brown to light brown and even dark...

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