it looks like Buthacus sp..
possibly Buthacus leptochelys i guess.
It's from Israel. I think I know what it is but I'm not completely sure, so I'd like to read your opinions.
Doesnt looks like Buthacus leptochelys imo, Buthacus leptochelys doesnt have keel or was it call granuation line(?) on the carapace, they have a pale triangle mask instead but this is just from my observation, i might be wrong....
Imo the pic above looks like a young Androctonus amoreuxi
Thank you both!
There is no A.amoreuxi hebraeus. About B.leptochelys nitzani, I doubt that this old subspecies is still valid, but I am not sure.
Anyway, the scorpion in your pic does not belong to those species, but to Buthus, probably Buthus intumescens......if the measurement is correct, it should be around instar 4. I have kept these for a while, that is why I can estimate age a bit.
im thinking buthus
No, they don't look that much alike But I don't know if I would have known this if I haven't kept B.intumescens....
You can figure out yourself why it isn't Androctonus, that is rather easy.
Look at the shape of the metasomal segments and their (lateral) carinae and keels. Check the lyriform shape on the carapace, the coloration pattern.
Buthus intumescens, eh? Nice, thanks a lot for the IDing.
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