P imperator or Heterometrus sp?

[poizoni]

So my friend sent me this photo. I was thinking its a heterometrus species because the chela are smooth and it doesnt look like the telson is really colored, but wanted to check with some people who know better.

 

[Lubed Tweezer]

I was thinking its a heterometrus species because the chela are smooth

Yeh, agree. It is a Heterometrus sp.

 

[Dr SkyTower]

Yes, the hands are smooth. So it will be a heterometrus species.

 

[zyphonix223]

Heterometrus sp. like everyone else said

 

[Colin93]

Definitely H. Spinifer, I have an adult and they are amazing scorpions, much more docile in my experience than a lot of sites claim, and very active