Opistophthalmus

[Pipa]

Does anyone have pictures of Opistophthalmus walberghi and Opistophthalmus gabrifrons ..... I can not figure out the difference between the two species .... Any help would be my appreciated !
Thank you !

 

[Pipa]

Here's a picture

 

[pannaking22]

I don't have either species unfortunately, but great pic! What's the care like on them? I want to get some in the future when I have a bit more space for inverts

 

[Collin Clary]

From the picture it looks to be a O. glabrifrons based on the shape and granulation of the chela, lack of carapace granulation, the lighter colored portion of the anterior part of the carapace, granulation on the ventral surface of the metasomal segments, and the position of the medial eyes on the posterior part of the carapace. This species is also reported to vary considerably in overall coloration.

However, it should be noted that there are currently 59 valid species of Opistophthalmus and I only have taxonomic photos for 24 of them, so it is possible that it's a species that I'm unfamiliar with.

Here are some pictures comparing O. glabrifrons to O. wahlbergii. The pictures aren't very clear, but I hope you can see the difference in chela granulation.



Citation for pictures and information:

Kovařík František 2009: Illustrated catalog of scorpions. Part I. Introductory remarks; keys to families and genera; subfamily Scorpioninae with keys to Heterometrus and Pandinus species.

 

[Pipa]

Awesome description ... may I ask what book is that from ?

 

[Hisserdude]

He listed the information at the bottom of his post.

 

[Pipa]

This came in as boehmi... Looks gravid or pre molt ....

 

[Pipa]

And this one looks different and much larger than the others ,,...

 

[Collin Clary]

The last one looks like another O. glabrifrons.

I'm on my phone right now, so I can't quite make out the carapace granulation of the other one. O. boehmi have granulation on the anterior portion of their carapace. I'll post pictures as soon as I can get to a computer.

 

[Pipa]

Scorpion1998100, thank you for your response ... let me know ....

Pannacking22 .... this is the first time for me to keep this genus. So far they are pretty much the " King Baboon " of scorpions..... I have them in 1 part sand and 2 parts cocoa nut husks ( zoomed ) and pack it down ... They all started and completed their burrows within 48 hrs of rehoming. Since they come from West to South Africa.. I'm not sure where exactly all these are being collected from so therefore I'm not sure if this genus is arid or tropical ..

 

[pannaking22]

Scorpion1998100, thank you for your response ... let me know ....

Pannacking22 .... this is the first time for me to keep this genus. So far they are pretty much the " King Baboon " of scorpions..... I have them in 1 part sand and 2 parts cocoa nut husks ( zoomed ) and pack it down ... They all started and completed their burrows within 48 hrs of rehoming. Since they come from West to South Africa.. I'm not sure where exactly all these are being collected from so therefore I'm not sure if this genus is arid or tropical ..

Cool, thanks for the info. I'll have to do a bit more digging around then and see what sort of info I can find.

 

[Collin Clary]

Sorry this reply is so late, but here are the pictures. Note the granulation on the anterior portion of the carapace.