Scorpion id and sex question

[fatich]

My friend brought this sp 2 years ago from Thailan and it was a little scorpling,it was sold him Pandinus imperator.

What do you think about ? And also is it female or male ?

Thank you.

 

[Sir Aculeus]

Heterometrus longimanus?? Asian forest scorp.

And I am leaning towards male.

 

[scorpionmom]

It is not a Pandinus spp. I also believe it is a Heterometrus spp. I would say it is a male.

 

[fatich]

Thank you for answers, can it be Heterometrus scaber ?

 

[Jacek Szubert]

Doesen't look like any Heterometrus spp. i've seen before. But I'm not really into non-Buthid scorpions, so you shouldn't rely on my opinion.

 

[John Kanker]

Made me think of Lurus for some reason but I know little about scorps

 

[Chrome69]

It's a Heterometrus sp.
It's not a laoticus or petersii, if it's a longimanus it's a female and not a male
That's really all I can tell off the bat.
If I had to guess I would just say a dark form H. spinifer.

 

[Jacek Szubert]

Made me think of Lurus for some reason but I know little about scorps

I think you meant Iurus Anyways, any of those doesn't even occur in Thailand...

 

[Galapoheros]

My hunch is that it is not an adult yet, Heterometrus can take some years to mature. There can only be guesses right now from these pics and esp. if it's immature. I wouldn't rule out petersii if it's not mature, chela of petersii have that basic shape when they are young. How long is it? Can you post a pic of it next to something for size reference?

 

[fatich]

My hunch is that it is not an adult yet, Heterometrus can take some years to mature. There can only be guesses right now from these pics and esp. if it's immature. I wouldn't rule out petersii if it's not mature, chela of petersii have that basic shape when they are young. How long is it? Can you post a pic of it next to something for size reference?

i think it is immature and it's is around 5cm without its tail.

 

[Michiel]

I think it is not an immature Heterometrus, judging from the habitus, granulation on the dorsal side of the chela, location of the median eyes, the shape of the tergites and some other features. I think this is an adult female Euscorpiops sp. . This is not a guess or hunch, I am reasonably sure....

 

[yannigarrido2]

definitely not a longimanus but maybe it is a Heterometrus sp. im not sure but i think its possibly a laoticus..

 

[Michiel]

It's not a Heterometrus sp...

 

[Chrome69]

I agree it does looks like a Scorpiops sp. but don't they have a distinct rib running down the chelae?

 

[Michiel]

I agree it does looks like a Scorpiops sp. but don't they have a distinct rib running down the chelae?

What are you talking about? The genus in general? A certain species? There are differences....

 

[Chrome69]

What are you talking about? The genus in general? A certain species? There are differences....

The genus in general.

 

[Michiel]

Not all species of Euscorpiops have keel(-s) on the chela, some do not have keels, but just granules all over the chela.....so it differs per species...

 

[Matthew Criss]

Heterometrus sp. Doesn't look like Longimanus though... Maybe Spinifer??

 

[Galapoheros]

If Heterometrus, reflection too dull for spinifer imo. I know some say, "it might be dirt", but it's not common to have that dull look evenly all over the scorpion. H. petersii has that dull look along with laoticus. Pics taken with more light would help out.