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Marbled scorpion

Lychas marmoreus

Photo by Vinny
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Field Notes

Description:

Scorpion found under a rock

Habitat:

open area adjacent mallee woodland

Species ID Suggestions

Wood scorpion

Cercophonius squama

Marbled scorpion

Lychas marmoreus

Comments (5)

Great link MartinL, thanks for the I.D
Hello Vinny I think your brown scorpion with the darkened terminal segment is Lychas marmoreus. Wood scorpion is mostly darker, shiny and with chubbier chelicerae Here is a list of four of the local species http://australianmuseum.net.au/scorpions
Thanks Mark, do you know of any similar looking scorpions I might see in that area?
Hi jdvincent86 and welcome to ProjectNoah. You've found quite a gathering there. Some bess beetles (Carabidae), and the scorpion might be a wood scorpion (Cercophonius squama) but that's just a guess without a close view. Hope you enjoy the website - it's a great place to learn some biology.
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PublishedMay 3, 2014

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