id help

[el_barto]

I just got 3 of these. This one is significantly smaller than the other two, and it has bulbous claws so I guess it is a male. The two females are approximately 3 cm / 1.18 inch long including the tail.

http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/1586/hpim03675wx.png

http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/7462/hpim03748iq.png

http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/6587/hpim03762jj.png

http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/5806/hpim03776iq.png

Thanks

 

[Christoph]

Hi,
In my opinion a Hottentotta species...
Possibly H. hottentotta.

 

[el_barto]

Thanks, I checked Eric's page and I believe the pics which look the most like my scorps are those of Hottentotta trilineatus : http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eycb/scorpions/Gafrique.htm . What are the main differences between H. hottentotta et H. trilineatus ?

 

[G. Carnell]

H.trilineatus is yellow.......

H.hottentotta is brown, and much bigger ( i think)

im with Chris on this one, H.h IMO

 

[Nazgul]

Hi,

yes, it looks like a H. hottentotta but IDing Hottentotta spp by pics is almost impossible to my opinion.

Regards
Alex

 

[el_barto]

Hi,

yes, it looks like a H. hottentotta but IDing Hottentotta spp by pics is almost impossible to my opinion.

Regards
Alex

Apart from the colour and size difference (which can vary from specimen to specimen and regions of origin I guess) as pointed by G. Carnell, what would be the anatomical differences between H. hottentotta et H. trilineatus ? I read on P. Bultel's site that H. trilineatus usually has a bump right under the stinger, are there others that I might see (with a magnifier if needed !) ?

Thanks

 

[Nazgul]

Hi,

I guess that´s the best way to find out if it´s H. hottentotta or trilineatus/polystictus/emini. But if it has a tubercle, it´ll get really difficult to determine the species.

Regards
Alex