Heterometrus spinifer, giant forest scorpion, giant blue scorpion Description
English: Heterometrus spinifer
Date 21 December 2013
Author Hectonichus
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scorpionidae_-_Heterometrus_spinifer.JPG
Heterometrus spinifer, the Giant Forest Scorpion or Giant Blue Scorpion, is a species of scorpions belonging to the family Scorpionidae. This species can be found in South East Asia, including Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Generally, these terrestrial scorpions live in moist forests in the dark undergrowth under logs or other debris and they burrow into the ground where it can hide during the day. Order: Scorpiones, Family: Scorpionidae, Genus: Heterometrus, Species: Heterometrus spinifer (Ehrenberg in Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828).
Synonyms:
Buthus spinifer Ehrenberg in Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828
Palamnaeus laevigatus Thorell, 1876
Palamnaeus oatesii Pocock, 1900