Opistophthalmus boehmi or....

[P. Novak]

Hello all!

I recently acquired a few of these, but suspect they are a different species.

They were sold to me as Opistophthalmus boehmi. From my understanding, O. boehmi are a relatively small species of burrowing Scorpion and as you can see these are not all that small. Most are 1.5"+ body length.

Just looking for input on ID. Let me know if more pics at different angles would be beneficial.

They are quiet feisty and do hiss at the slightest disturbance!

Thanks,
Paul

 

[FatherOfScorpions]

This looks like Opistophthalmus glabrifrons in my opinion. Granulation on the chela looks the similar to glabrifrons. The adult size of this species is 9-11.5 cm. Very beautiful scorpion! Here's a link to them: https://www.ntnu.no/ub/scorpion-files/o_glabrifrons.php

 

[soldierof4cheese]

Looks like the one I have also. Nice its amazing how loud they hiss.

 

[Collin Clary]

Yes, O. glabrifrons.

 

[soldierof4cheese]

Yes, O. glabrifrons.

Thanks for the ID.