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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Scorpions (Scorpiones) » Iuridae » Anuroctonus » Swollenstinger Scorpion (Anuroctonus phaiodactylus)
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Paruroctonus sp. - boreus?? - Anuroctonus phaiodactylus
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Paruroctonus sp. - boreus?? - Anuroctonus phaiodactylus
Great Basin desert, Tooele County, Utah, USA
May 16, 2008
Size: about 2 in long
friend identified as boreus, is this correct? In great basin desert, along edge of sand dunes. quite fast.
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Contributed by amp on 20 May, 2008 - 11:05am
Last updated 3 July, 2008 - 9:35pm

Moved
Moved from Scorpions.
… Kari J McWest, 3 July, 2008 - 9:35pm login or register to post comments

nope not boreus
that appears to be Anuroctonus phaiodactylus or the Swollen Stinger scorpion, heres a photo to compare to one i have from the great Basin desert Utah
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… Mike "troll" Dame, 20 May, 2008 - 5:23pm login or register to post comments

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