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Asian Forest Scorpion

Arachnids

Asian Forest Scorpion is the common name for Heterometrus, a genus of large scorpions native to the forested, humid regions of tropical and subtropical southeastern Asia, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Hainan in China. Members of the genus measure 100 to 200 millimeters long with dark brown or black coloring and powerful pincers, and despite their imposing size their venom is mild, with no known human fatalities, which along with their docile behavior has made them popular pet scorpions.

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Scientific Name
Heterometrus 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Scorpiones, Taxa
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Heterometrus
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Asia

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Brunei

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Cambodia

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India

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Indonesia

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Laos

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Malaysia

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Myanmar

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Philippines

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Heterometrus
Wikipedia
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 325725
    Due to their impressive size, low toxicity, and docile behavior, species of Heterometrus are popular pet scorpions.
  • system statement
    As most scorpions, they are predominantly nocturnal and hide in burrows, below logs, and in leaf litter.
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2. Asian forest scorpion (Wikipedia)
Heterometrus: present tense, distributed widely across AsiaView the Source
3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Arachnida
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 27
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 27
"cites_listing":"II/III/NC","eu_listing":"B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Arachnida","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Scorpions And Spiders","language":"EN"},{"name":"Araignées","language":"FR"},{"name":"Arañas","language":"ES"},{"name":"蛛形纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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4. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Heterometrus
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyTaxon record
Quote, Taxon record
"canonicalName": "Heterometrus"
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Scorpionidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 412
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 412
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Arachnida","order":"Scorpiones","family":"Scorpionidae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Scorpions","language":"FR"},{"name":"Escorpiones","language":"ES"},{"name":"Scorpions","language":"EN"},{"name":"蝎科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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