Is M.martensii or...

[Brandelmouche]

Hi all

I see this pict on other forum with the label Mesobuthus martensii.
In my opignon is a Hottentotta species. Do you wont take a look ?



regards.
Plits

 

[Koh_]

i'd say Hottentotta sp too.
i guess Hottentotta Hottentotta..

 

[Y-man]

It's probably too dark to be Hottentotta Hottentotta, at least mine is much lighter.

I sold my Mesobuthus martensii about 2 months ago, and that picture is not even close.

Here a good link to a pic.

http://www.care-sheet.com/index/Mesobuthus_martensii

 

[Koh_]

It's probably too dark to be Hottentotta Hottentotta, at least mine is much lighter.

I sold my Mesobuthus martensii about 2 months ago, and that picture is not even close.

Here a good link to a pic.

http://www.care-sheet.com/index/Mesobuthus_martensii

i've seen some darker morph h.h
but if the one in the pic above is not h.h , please correct me
Thanks

 

[RyoKenzaki]

I second that, it looks exactly like my hottentotta hottentotta

 

[Michiel]

I second that, it looks exactly like my hottentotta hottentotta

+1, obviously no M.martensii......It looks like H.hottentotta.

Y-man, H.hottentotta has a enormous area of distribution and coloration can vary a lot, so there are light and dark specimens, and everything in between...

 

[Y-man]

+1, obviously no M.martensii......It looks like H.hottentotta.

Y-man, H.hottentotta has a enormous area of distribution and coloration can vary a lot, so there are light and dark specimens, and everything in between...

Thanks for the info. I can really only base it off of what I have. Now that I think about it, I have some 2i's and 4i's that are much darker than my adult. I didn't think before posting.:8o

 

[Michiel]

Thanks for the info. I can really only base it off of what I have. Now that I think about it, I have some 2i's and 4i's that are much darker than my adult. I didn't think before posting.:8o

No problem, happens to me too

 

[Brandelmouche]

Hottentotta hottentotta, Thanks all.

 

[Nomadinexile]

Hottentotta hottentotta, Thanks all.

While I trust many Id's on here, I would be careful calling it a day. Without specific collection data, your best bet is looking carefully and matching specie description. Maybe I am being too careful, but I would think twice before "deciding" without closer inspection. A small acrylic box and macro lens will do wonders for this. :razz: