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Scorpion

My friend sent me a photo of his new scorpion and wants to know things about the species

He gave me this name for it: Bothrius caviaceus I can't find a thing-is it spelled right?

Here's link to a photo (it loads a bit slower than most sites)

http://reptilians.org/alanherper/gallery.php?photo_id=242&p=view_photo

Hi bought 2 of these and lives in the UK but still gets US species sometimes-so I thought I might find out something here...even it's the right spelling-anthing will help.

Thanks in advance for ANY help ^__^

Jo

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I don't know anything about scorpion ID, but a scan of the Scorpion Files list of all known scorpion species of the world doesn't have either Bothrius or caviaceus. There is, however, Bothriurus coriaceus, a species native to Chile and neighboring parts of Argentina. A Google™ search turned up references to its commercial availability in the UK, so I think this may be your critter.

Here's a picture at www.insectariumvirtual.com.

 
I was waiting to hear from my
I was waiting to hear from my friend and he said you are absolutely right and sends his thanks for the help! ^__^

Jo

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