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Asian forest scorpions

Heterometrus

Heterometrus, whose members are also known by the collective vernacular name Asian Forest Scorpion, is a genus of scorpions belonging to the family Scorpionidae. It is distributed widely across tropical and subtropical southeastern Asia, including Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, India (Nicobar Islands, Andaman Islands), and China (Hainan). It is notable for containing some of the largest living species of scorpions.

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Asian Forest Scorpion

speciesHeterometrus longimanus

Laotian Giant Scorpion

speciesHeterometrus laoticus

Giant Blue Scorpion

speciesHeterometrus spinifer

Heterometrus silenus

speciesHeterometrus silenus

Heterometrus laevigatus

speciesHeterometrus laevigatus

Heterometrus petersii

speciesHeterometrus petersii

Heterometrus thorellii

speciesHeterometrus thorellii

Heterometrus glaucus

speciesHeterometrus glaucus

Heterometrus minotaurus

speciesHeterometrus minotaurus

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