Common Yellow Scorpion

We found this scorpion at our home today

comments (7)

Claire Hamilton

Lion

Are you sure about the ID, I cannot find any reference to this species being found in Mexico. Hard to tell from the photo but possibly the Arizona bark scorpion, although this is only found in Northern Mexico. Only 221 species of scorpion in Mexico...hmm! Posted 10 years ago

enriquediaz

Lion

Hi! we call blond scorpion in Mexico, also I got a picture from other scorpion at
they are very common in Mexico, greetings. Posted 10 years ago
1. WildFlower
  
  Lion
  
  Indeed, Middle East, North Africa and Europe doesn't sound like Mexico so it is most probably another species.
  You can find a shorter list of species distributed in your are here, but some of them are similar
  http://www.ibiologia.unam.mx/html/diversidadxedo.html Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago

enriquediaz

Lion

Thank you for that site, but doesn't work well, what I search is that this kind of scorpions are Centruroides, but you don't have it name on Jungle Dragon, greetings. Posted 10 years ago
1. WildFlower
  
  Lion
  
  Centruroides is a genus, containing at least 70 species. According to the reference above, Centruroides bertholdii and Centruroides infamatus are found in the region of Guanajuato where you have geotagged the other photo
  
  and Centruroides gracilis and Centruroides limpidus - in Querétaro, where you have tagged this one so there is a fair chance that they may be different species. I am not sure if this is the correct genus either, but I could not tell from this photo it is very small.
  Centruroides limpidus is striped, so I don't think it is the right one.
  http://www.scorpionsworld.fr/pages/buthidae/centruroides-sp-marx-1890/centruroides-limpidus-karsch-1879.html
  Centruroides gracilis is darker with yellow legs.
  http://scorpiones.pl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=262
  http://scorpiones.pl/gallery/anatomy-by-georg/Anatomy%20of%20Centruroides%20gracilis%20%28female%29.pdf
  http://scorpiones.pl/gallery/anatomy-by-georg/Anatomy%20of%20Centruroides%20gracilis%20%28male%29.pdf
  http://www.scorpionsworld.fr/pages/buthidae/centruroides-sp-marx-1890/centruroides-gracilis-latreille-1804.html Posted 10 years ago
2. 1. enriquediaz
    
    Lion
    
    Thank you very much, today we got a coffee bar service to attend, tomorrow we have another in Tequisquiapan, there are many Centruroides, when I see them looks the same to me, all Mexico has scorpions, I grew in Tecoman, Colima and they look more yellow and they have more poisson, one day a scorpion pinch me on the elbow, but nothing happen to me, have a good night. Posted 10 years ago

enriquediaz

Lion

http://www.ecured.cu/index.php/Alacr%C3%A1n Centruroides suffusus (Alacrán de Durango), Centruroides noxius (Alacrán de Nayarit), C. limpidus (Alacrán de Guerrero), C. elegans (Alacrán de la Costa), C. infamatus, etc. Posted 10 years ago

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