Can anyone ID this little guy?

[Spidery spoo]

Hi there, I got this scorp about 6 months ago now and the shop sold it to me as a "mat black scorpion". Not knowing the Latin is starting to bug me so I'm hoping some of your expertise can help me out here. Thanks Brad

 

[Feral]

I don't know. But they should have sold him as "Cute As A Bug In A Rug Scorpion"!



I'm dying over here! It's the adorablest, I just wanna pop him in my mouth and eat him up! <3

 

[Spidery spoo]

I don't know. But they should have sold him as "Cute As A Bug In A Rug Scorpion"!



I'm dying over here! It's the adorablest, I just wanna pop him in my mouth and eat him up! <3

Agreed lol, if you zoom in you'll see he/she appears to wear little brown slippers

 

[zyphonix223]

I have no idea what it is. I see why they call it black mat but it looks so cool.

 

[Spidery spoo]

I have no idea what it is. I see why they call it black mat but it looks so cool.

Couldn't agree more, without the flash there's no shine at all

 

[Mordax8393]

I think Chaerilus sp.

Chaerilus sp. Java is very similar.

An easy way to test is see if they fluoresce under UV - Chaerilus aren't supposed to (though some captive scorpions labelled as Chaerilus sp. Java do fluoresce)

Also probably matte black not mat black

 

[Spidery spoo]

I think Chaerilus sp.

Chaerilus sp. Java is very similar.

An easy way to test is see if they fluoresce under UV - Chaerilus aren't supposed to (though some captive scorpions labelled as Chaerilus sp. Java do fluoresce)

Also probably matte black not mat black

Thanks very very much yeah I meant matte. I think you're bang on with sp. Java

 

[mantisfan101]

Good god, I've seen glossy black on certain pandinus, heterometrus, and paraructonus sp. but never a velvety black...absolutely beautiful scorpion!