A Chilean Scorpion roaming through some moss in captivity.

Chilean scorpion
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Bothriuridae
Genus: Bothriurus
Species:
B. coriaceus
Binomial name
Bothriurus coriaceus
Pocock, 1893

Bothriurus coriaceus (Chilean scorpion) is a species of scorpion native to Chile in the Coquimbo region specifically in the northern dunes. They are not communal and are rumored to dislike the heat and will burrow deep into the ground to get cool. 20 °C - 68 °F is said to be their preferred temperature, a much cooler temperature than most scorpion species, and have actually been known to die in higher temperatures. In addition to living in lower temperatures they also prefer lower humidity than most species of scorpion.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Zootaxa, Two New Scorpion Species" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Bothriurus coriaceus info?".
  3. ↑ "othriurus coriaceus (Chilean Scorpion) How to care for?".
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