Scorpio maurus

Taxobox
name = "Scorpio maurus"

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = "S. maurus palmatus"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Chelicerata
classis = Arachnida
ordo = Scorpiones
familia = Scorpionidae
genus = "Scorpio"
species = "S. maurus'
binomial = "Scorpio maurus"

"Scorpio maurus" is a species of North African and Middle Eastern scorpion, also known as the Large-clawed Scorpion or Israeli gold scorpion.

This is a small/medium sized scorpion (3 in) from the family Scorpionidae. There are many sub-species of this scorpion, 19 of which were described by Fet et al.

Although its venom contains a weak neurotoxin called Maurotoxin, S.maurus is not a dangerous scorpion. There are no records of fatalities.

Habits

Found in very deep burrows in deserts and occasionally sparse woodland. Its habit of creating very deep burrows (up to 1 metre deep) means that in captivity this scorpion is often happiest with higher humidity: sand that is deep will be moist, thereby creating a comparatively humid burrow.

External links

* [http://www.ub.ntnu.no/scorpion-files/s_maurus.php Information on "Scorpio maurus" from The Scorpion Files]