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Bark Scorpions
Centruroides
Centruroides is a genus of scorpions belonging to the family Buthidae. Several North American species are known by the common vernacular name bark scorpion. Numerous species are extensively found throughout the southern United States, Mexico, Central America, the Antilles and northern South America. Some are known for their interesting patterning or large size (among Buthidae); most if not all fluoresce strongly under ultraviolet illumination, except after moulting. They contain several highly venomous species, and fatalities are...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Striped Bark Scorpion
speciesCentruroides vittatus
Slender Brown Scorpion
speciesCentruroides gracilis
Arizona Bark Scorpion
speciesCentruroides sculpturatus
Edward's Bark Scorpion
speciesCentruroides edwardsii
Hentz Striped Scorpion
speciesCentruroides hentzi
Black-edged Bark Scorpion
speciesCentruroides limbatus
Centruroides limpidus
speciesCentruroides limpidus
Centruroides bicolor
speciesCentruroides bicolor
Baja California Bark Scorpion
speciesCentruroides exilicauda
Centruroides ochraceus
speciesCentruroides ochraceus
Centruroides ornatus
speciesCentruroides ornatus
Jalisco Coast Scorpion
speciesCentruroides elegans
Centruroides fulvipes
speciesCentruroides fulvipes
Durango Bark Scorpion
speciesCentruroides suffusus
Centruroides baldazoi
speciesCentruroides baldazoi
Keys Bark Scorpion
speciesCentruroides guanensis
Centruroides infamatus
speciesCentruroides infamatus
Centruroides nigrimanus
speciesCentruroides nigrimanus
Centruroides nigrescens
speciesCentruroides nigrescens
Centruroides granosus
speciesCentruroides granosus
Centruroides baergi
speciesCentruroides baergi
Centruroides flavopictus
speciesCentruroides flavopictus
Centruroides margaritatus
speciesCentruroides margaritatus
Centruroides nigrovariatus
speciesCentruroides nigrovariatus
Centruroides balsasensis
speciesCentruroides balsasensis
Centruroides barbudensis
speciesCentruroides barbudensis
Centruroides tecomanus
speciesCentruroides tecomanus
Chiapas Scorpion
speciesCentruroides chiapanensis
Centruroides griseus
speciesCentruroides griseus
Centruroides hoffmanni
speciesCentruroides hoffmanni
Centruroides sissomi
speciesCentruroides sissomi
Nayarit Scorpion
speciesCentruroides noxius
Centruroides tapachulaensis
speciesCentruroides tapachulaensis
Centruroides testaceus
speciesCentruroides testaceus
Centruroides caribbeanus
speciesCentruroides caribbeanus
Centruroides yucatanensis
speciesCentruroides yucatanensis
Centruroides pococki
speciesCentruroides pococki
Centruroides chamulaensis
speciesCentruroides chamulaensis
Centruroides koesteri
speciesCentruroides koesteri
Centruroides meisei
speciesCentruroides meisei
Centruroides bani
speciesCentruroides bani
Dominican Bark Scorpion
speciesCentruroides nitidus
Centruroides rommeli
speciesCentruroides rommeli
Centruroides mascota
speciesCentruroides mascota
Centruroides schmidti
speciesCentruroides schmidti
Centruroides pallidiceps
speciesCentruroides pallidiceps
Centruroides marcanoi
speciesCentruroides marcanoi
Centruroides altagraciae
speciesCentruroides altagraciae
Centruroides chamela
speciesCentruroides chamela
Centruroides insularis
speciesCentruroides insularis
Centruroides bonito
speciesCentruroides bonito
Centruroides orizaba
speciesCentruroides orizaba
Centruroides lucidus
speciesCentruroides lucidus
Centruroides lauriadnae
speciesCentruroides lauriadnae
Centruroides fallassisimus
speciesCentruroides fallassisimus
Centruroides villegasi
speciesCentruroides villegasi
Centruroides rodolfoi
speciesCentruroides rodolfoi
Centruroides thorellii
speciesCentruroides thorellii
Centruroides rileyi
speciesCentruroides rileyi
Centruroides poncei
speciesCentruroides poncei
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 119059.