id needed please

fatbloke

Arachnoangel
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hi
its been a long time since ive been a regular visitor to the boards but im now getting back into the inverts and own a few different types of scorpions already.but today i got a call of a friend regarding a scorpion and wether i wanted it so i said yes i would have it when i asked what type it was he didnt have a clue as to the type the only information i got from him was that it was found by a woman in her suitcase that had just returned from botswana, the scorpion at the moment is about 1.5inches long my first thought was a death stalker due to tha last tail segment but i didnt think their range went that far south.
any help in id'ing this scorpion will be gratefully recieved.

john





 

2nscorpx

Arachnoprince
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I believe that's Uroplectes vittatus. Nice species!

Actually, It is U. vittatus.
 

Michiel

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It is definately not a deathstalker. Tuhin is right, it is a Uroplectes sp.,looks like U.vittatus...nice one to start with!
 
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