Striped Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion

Uroplectes lineatus · Order: Scorpiones · Family: Buthidae

Can sting. It can sting and its venom is clinically important.

Source: Wikipedia

Striped Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA

Uroplectes lineatus is a scorpion found only in the Western Cape of South Africa. Its venom is considered clinically important, so a sting may cause a reaction.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Uroplectes lineatus is a species of scorpion.

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Does it bite or sting?

Uroplectes lineatus can deliver a sting with clinically important venom.

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Where it lives

The species has a venom that is clinically important.

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More photos

Striped Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion photo 2
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Striped Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion photo 3
Photo: Kim Gordon, CC BY
Striped Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion photo 4
Photo: magriet b, CC BY-SA
Striped Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion photo 5
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA

Questions people ask

Can it sting?

Yes, it can sting and its venom is clinically important.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Buthidae)

Striped Bark ScorpionStriped Bark ScorpionCentruroides vittatusCan stingArizona Bark ScorpionArizona Bark ScorpionCentruroides sculpturatusVenomousSlender Brown ScorpionSlender Brown ScorpionCentruroides gracilisVenomousEdward's Bark ScorpionEdward's Bark ScorpionCentruroides edwardsiiVenomousHentz Striped ScorpionHentz Striped ScorpionCentruroides hentziCan stingCommon Yellow ScorpionCommon Yellow ScorpionButhus occitanusVenomous

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uroplectes_lineatus

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