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Scorpions

Of the 150-odd described species of scorpions in Southern Africa (and many more to be described), only a few of the Thick-tailed scorpions of the genus Parabuthus are considered to be of medical significance. Two species, Parabuthus transvaalicus and P. granulatus, account for 4 – 5 fatal stings in South Africa annually.

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Scorpion Spider

(Platyoides walteri). Photo by Niela du Preez.

Transvaal Thicktail Scorpion (Parabuthus transvaalicus)

(Parabuthus transvaalicus), Mabulskop, Limpopo.

Common Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion (Uroplectes carinatus) from Tulbach, Western Cape

Striped Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion

(Uroplectes lineatus), Witsenberg, Western Cape.

Highveld Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion (Uroplectes triangulifer)

(Uroplectes triangulifer triangulifer), Soutpansberg, Limpopo.

Plain Pygmy-Thicktail Scorpion

(Pseudolychas ochraceus), Soutpansberg, Limpopo.

Bark Scorpion

(Uroplectes vittatus), Mabulskop, Limpopo.

Kalahari Burrower (Opistopthalmus wahlbergii) – © Johan Marais

From Mabulskop, Limpopo.

Drakensberg Creeper Scorpion (Opisthacanthus validus) – from Tsehlanyane National Park, Lesotho.

Drab Thicktail Scorpion

(Parabuthus planicauda), McGregor, Western Cape.

Rough Thicktail Scorpion – Dark Form.

(Parabuthus granulatus), Steinkopf, Namaqualand.

Opistophthalmus sp.

From Van Wykslvlei, Northern Cape.

Rough Thicktail Scorpion (Parabuthus granulatus) – Light form

(Parabuthus granulatus), Namaqualand.

Eastern Nomad Scorpion (Hotentotta trilineatus) from Tshipise, Limpopo.

Tree Creeper Scorpion (Opisthacanthus asper) from Mabulskop, Limpopo.

Cape Burrower Scorpion (Opistophthalmus capensis)- © Johan Marais

From Somerset West, Western Cape.

Rough Burrower (Opistophthalmus glabrifrons) from Langjan Nature Reserve, Limpopo.

Rough Burrower (Opistophthalmus glabrifrons) from Langjan Nature Reserve, Limpopo.

Jones’s Creeper (Cheloctonus jonesii) from the Soutpansberg, Limpopo

Radiant Burrower (Opistophthalmus carinatus) © Johan Marais

Radiant Burrower (Opistophthalmus carinatus) – Male- © Johan Marais

from Koanaka, Western Botswana.

Cape Thicktail Scorpion

African Black-Tailed Scorpion

(Parabuthus liosoma), Mtito Andei, Kenya.

Transvaal Thicktail Scorpion (Parabuthus transvaalicus)

(Parabuthus transvaalicus), Hoedspruit, Limpopo.

Uroplectes planimanus

Uroplectes planimanus, Richtersveld.

Radiant Burrower (Opistophthalmus carinatus) © Johan Marais

from the Northen Cape

Gunning’s Rock Scorpion (Hadogenes gunningi) – female

Opistophthalmus intermedius -© Johan Marais

Rock Scorpion – Female

(Hadogenes longimanus), Marble Hall, Limpopo.

Giant Rock Scorpion (Hadogenes troglodytes) – Male

(Hadogenes troglodytes)

Transvaal Thicktail Scorpion (Parabuthus transvaalicus)

(Parabuthus transvaalicus), Hoedspruit, Limpopo.

Rough Thicktail Scorpion (Parabuthus granulatus)

(Parabuthus granulatus), Musina, Limpopo.

Creeping Scorpion

(Opisthacanthus laevipes), Singita, Kruger National Park.

Flat Rock Scorpion

(Hadogenes phyllodes), Springbok, Namaqualand.

Lesser Thick-tailed Scorpion

(Uroplectes variegatus)

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