List of scorpion common names

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Also see scorpions and list of common names for non-scorpion arachnids commonly called scorpions.

  • Arizona bark scorpion, Centruroides exilicauda
  • Asian forest scorpion, Heterometrus spinifer
  • Vietnamese forest scorpion, Heterometrus laoticus
  • Laos forest scorpion, Heterometrus laoticus (yes, 2 names one species)
  • Australian rainforest scorpion Liocheles species
  • Bark scorpion (or Texas bark scorpion), Centruroides vittatus
  • Brown Bark Scorpion, Centruroides gracilis
  • Chinese armor-tail scorpion, Mesobuthus martensii
  • Chinese swimming scorpion, Lychas mucronatus
  • Deathstalker scorpion (or Israeli deathstalker scorpion), Leiurus quinquestriatus
  • Desert hairy scorpion, Hadrurus arizonensis
  • Dune scorpion, Smeringurus mesaensis
  • Egyptian gold scorpion
  • Emperor scorpion, Pandinus imperator
  • European scorpion Euscorpius species
  • Fattail scorpion (or yellow fattail scorpion), Androctonus australis Many other scorpions from the Androctonus genus also come under the name fat tailed scorpions
  • Flat-rock scorpion, Hadogenes troglodytes
  • Florida Bark Scorpion, Centruroides gracilis
  • Israeli gold scorpion Scorpio maurus
  • Israeli black scorpion Possibly Scorpio maurus fuscus
  • Lined devil scorpion, Vaejovis spinigerus
  • Slenderbrown scorpion, Centruroides gracilis
  • Spitting Scorpion, Parabuthus transvaalicus
  • Striped bark scorpion, Centruroides vittatus
  • Tri-color burrowing scorpion, Ophistothalmus walberghi
  • Yellow-legged creeping scorpion, Opistacanthus apser