I've made species biographies with extended information for some selected species. The biographies available so far are
listed below. I hope to add more biographies later. If someone would like to write a species biography and submit it for publication in The Scorpion Files,
please send it to me at
jan.rein@ub.ntnu.no.
Please follow the style used in already published biographies.
I will review submitted biographies, and I reserve the right to correct/edit submitted biographies (in cooperation with the author).
Information about scorpion families can be found by clicking on the family names in the menu to the left.
List of genera files:
Online identification key for Euscorpius (Euscorpiidae)
List of species files:
Androctonus australis (Buthidae)
Babycurus gigas (Buthidae)
Babycurus jacksoni (Buthidae)
Belisarius xambeui (Troglotaoysicidae)
Bothriurus olaen (Bothriuridae)
Centruriodes anchorellus (Buthidae)
Centruriodes arctimanus (Buthidae)
Centruriodes bicolor (Buthidae)
Centruriodes excilicauda (Buthidae)
Centruriodes gracilis (Buthidae)
Centruriodes guanensis (Buthidae)
Centruriodes limbatus (Buthidae)
Centruriodes robertoi (Buthidae)
Centruriodes vittatus (Buthidae)
Didymocentrus krausi (Diplocentridae)
Euscorpius alpha (Euscorpiidae)
Euscorpius balearicuss (Euscorpiidae)
Euscorpius beroni (Euscorpiidae)
Euscorpius carpathicus (Euscorpiidae)
Euscorpius flavicaudis (Euscorpiidae)
Euscorpius gamma (Euscorpiidae)
Euscorpius germanus (Euscorpiidae)
Euscorpius italicus (Euscorpiidae)
Euscorpius mingrelicus (Euscorpiidae)
Euscorpius tergestinus (Euscorpiidae)
Grosphus grandidieri (Buthidae)
Grosphus madagascariensis (Buthidae)
Hadogenes troglodytes (Ischnuridae)
Hadrurus arizonensis (Iuridae)
Hemiscorpius lepturus (Hemiscorpiidae)
Hoffmannius coahuilae (Vaejovidae)
Hoffmannius spinigerus (Vaejovidae)
Iomachus politus (Ischnuridae)
Iurus dufoureius (Iuridae)
Leiurus quinquestriatus (Buthidae)
Liocheles waigiensis (Ischnuridae)
Lychas marmoreus (Buthidae)
Mesobuthus cyprius (Buthidae)
Microtityus jaumei (Buthidae)
Odonturus dentatus (Buthidae)
Opistophthalmus glabrifrons (Scorpionidae)
Pandinus imperator (Scorpionidae)
Parabuthus granulatus (Buthidae)
Parabuthus leiosoma (Buthidae)
Parabuthus pallidus (Buthidae)
Parabuthus transvaalicus (Buthidae)
Rhopalurus garridoi (Buthidae)
Rhopalurus junceus (Buthidae)
Rhopalurus laticauda (Buthidae)
Rhopalurus princeps (Buthidae)
Scorpio maurus (Scorpionidae)
Timogenes elegans (Bothriuridae)
Tityus obscurus (Buthidae)
Vaejovis coahuilae (Vaejovidae)
Vaejovis intermedius (Vaejovidae)
Zabius fuscus (Buthidae)