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MorbidArachnid

Arachnoknight
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Well is a buthid, based on those pectines I would say not a Parabuthus, pectines look female to me and a Parabuthus female would have a large "tooth" at the base of each pectin. So either I'm wrong in the sex and this is a male Parabuthus or more likely IMO it's a female something else. Those second pics are throwing me off, not sure.

Edit: if you still have the molts that were in the enclosure it would let you safely take better pictures.
 
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Outpost31Survivor

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From those new photos I am thinking this could be Androctonus bicolor by that tail. Parabuthus tend to have more hairs in my experience. @Outpost31Survivor @MorbidArachnid we have new pics, come take a gander
The new pics have further confused me actually, telson size and shape definitely looks Androctonus now with the new pics but other features could be pass for P. trans especially if immature. The pics are really too grainy but if genuinely gravid and not a immature specimen entering premolt then yes it is an Androctonus.
 

Crom

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Androctonus bicolor, fairly positive. Very small chance crassicauda, probably not. Bicolor is also the most common Androctonus in the hobby next to australis, makes sense. Give it hot daytime temps around 90°+/-. Night drops to whatever, no need for heat. Easy to care for, just follow common sense safety protocol as they are fairly venomous.
 
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