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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Scorpions (Scorpiones) » Vaejovidae » Forest Scorpions (Uroctonus) » California Forest Scorpion (Uroctonus mordax)
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Shaver Lake, California scorpion - Uroctonus mordax
Copyright © 2012 Tvaleri

Shaver Lake, California scorpion - Uroctonus mordax
Shaver Lake, Fresno County, California, USA
September 20, 2012
Size: 1.5 inches
I have a cabin at Shaver Lake, California which is about 5,000 feet in elevation. The cabin is two story and has a 5' tall crawl/walk space underneath. I have found four of these scorpions in my downstairs bathroom this Summer. What type of scorpion is it and do you have any advice on how to control them?
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Contributed by Tvaleri on 20 September, 2012 - 2:01pm
Last updated 14 December, 2015 - 3:04pm

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… Kari J McWest, 14 December, 2015 - 2:03pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 5 October, 2012 - 12:00pm login or register to post comments

uroctonus spp
maybe, but I'd wait for Kari McWest to give his input, he is the man to speak with regarding scorpions
… zabbey, 20 September, 2012 - 4:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!... but...
The quality of the photo... way too dark and low resolution... makes it difficult to properly identify. Two species withhands like these are Uroctonus mordax and Pseudouroctonus iviei. I'm going with U. mordax due to lack of enlarged spinoid granules on the tail segments.
… Kari J McWest, 14 December, 2015 - 2:07pm login or register to post comments

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