The Eastern Nomad Scorpion is a medium sized scorpion with an average length of 50mm. Dark ridges on the carapace and 3 dark ridges in the tergites, differentiate this scorpion from all other species. Sting is bulbous. Shelters under rocks in a scrape. Common in areas where they occur.
Chubb's Lessor Thick-Tail Scorpion (Uroplectes chubbi), is a small scorpion with an average length of about 35mm. Light-brown with either a pale stripe or alternating pale and dark pattern down the centre of the tergites, and a dark triangle on the carapace.
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The Common Lessor Thick-Tail Scorpion (Uroplectes carinatus), is a small scorpion with an average length between 25mm to 40mm. Overall coloration is variable thought out its wide range but generally orange-brown. Dark line on the middle of the tergites.
The Giant Rock Scorpion (Hadogenes troglodytes), is the longest scorpion in Southern Africa attaining a length of 130mm to 150mm. Males have longer tails than females and attaining a length of 190mm. Found on rocky ridges and outcrops.
A large scorpion with an average length of 90mm to 100mm. Legs and sting are a lighter colour than the body. Pincers are smooth in texture. Found in rocky areas where they shelter between 2 rocks or in a rock crack.
The Jones’s Lessor Creeping Scorpion is a medium sized scorpion, average 50mm to 60mm, attaining 70mm in some areas. Colouration rangers from overall black, to dark brown with slightly lighter legs.
