Recorded Scorpion Species
The tablelist below includes all species of scorpions currently recorded from Namibia. Links are provided for species recorded on iNaturalist. There are likely many new species still awaiting discovery!
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| family | genus | species | author | endemic | in SA | iNaturalist |
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| Bothriuridae | Brandbergia | haringtoni | Prendini 2003 | yes | no | Loading... |
| Bothriuridae | Lisposoma | elegans | Lawrence, 1928 | no | no | Loading... |
| Bothriuridae | Lisposoma | josehermana | Lamoral, 1979 | yes | no | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Hottentotta | arenaceus | Purcell, 1902 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Hottentotta | conspersus | Thorell, 1876 | no | no | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Hottentotta | trilineatus | Peters, 1861 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Karasbergia | methueni | Hewitt, 1913 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Parabuthus | brevimanus | Thorell, 1876 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Parabuthus | capensis | Ehrenberg, 1831 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Parabuthus | glabrimanus | Prendini & Esposito, 2010 | yes | no | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Parabuthus | gracilis | Lamoral, 1979 | yes | no | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Parabuthus | granulatus | Ehrenberg, 1831 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Parabuthus | kalaharicus | Lamoral, 1977 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Parabuthus | kraepelini | Werner, 1902 | yes | no | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Parabuthus | kuanyamarum | Monard, 1937 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Parabuthus | laevifrons | Simon, 1888 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Parabuthus | muelleri | Prendini, 2000 | yes | no | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Parabuthus | namibensis | Lamoral, 1979 | yes | no | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Parabuthus | nanus | Lamoral, 1979 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Parabuthus | raudus | Simon, 1888 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Parabuthus | schlechteri | Purcell, 1899 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Parabuthus | setiventer | Prendini & Esposito, 2010 | yes | no | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Parabuthus | stridulus | Hewitt, 1913 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Parabuthus | villosus | Peters, 1862 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Uroplectes | carinatus | Pocock, 1890 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Uroplectes | gracilior | Hewitt, 1913 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Uroplectes | longimanus | Werner, 1936 | yes | no | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Uroplectes | otjimbinguensis | Karsch, 1879 | no | no | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Uroplectes | pilosus | Thorell, 1876 | yes | no | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Uroplectes | planimanus | Karsch, 1879 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Uroplectes | schlechteri | Purcell, 1901 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Uroplectes | teretipes | Lawrence, 1966 | no | no | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Uroplectes | tumidimanus | Lamoral, 1979 | yes | no | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Uroplectes | vittatus | Thorell, 1876 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Buthidae | Uroplectes | xanthogrammus | Pocock, 1897 | no | no | Loading... |
| Hormuridae | Hadogenes | hahni | Peters, 1862 | no | no | Loading... |
| Hormuridae | Hadogenes | lawrencei | Newlands, 1972 | yes | no | Loading... |
| Hormuridae | Hadogenes | phyllodes | Thorell, 1876 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Hormuridae | Hadogenes | tityrus | Simon, 1888 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Hormuridae | Hadogenes | zumpti | Newlands & Cantrell, 1985 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | adustus | Kraepelin, 1908 | yes | no | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | brevicauda | Lawrence, 1928 | no | no | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | carinatus | Peters, 1861 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | cavimanus | Lawrence, 1928 | yes | no | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | chrysites | Lawrence, 1967 | no | no | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | coetzeei | Lamoral, 1979 | yes | no | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | concinnus | Newlands, 1972 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | fitzsimonsi | Hewitt, 1935 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | flavescens | Purcell, 1898 | yes | no | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | gibbericauda | Lamoral, 1979 | yes | no | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | gigas | Purcell, 1898 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | haackei | Lawrence, 1966 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | harpei | Harington, 2001 | yes | no | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | holmi | Lawrence, 1969 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | intercedens | Kraepelin, 1908 | yes | no | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | jenseni | Lamoral, 1972 | yes | no | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | lamorali | Prendini, 2000 | yes | no | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | litoralis | Lawrence, 1955 | no | no | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | lornae | Lamoral, 1979 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | opinatus | Simon, 1888 | yes | no | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | pallipes | C. L. Koch, 1842 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | penrithorum | Lamoral, 1979 | yes | no | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | pygmaeus | Lamoral, 1979 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | scabrifrons | Hewitt, 1918 | no | yes | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | schultzei | Kraepelin, 1908 | yes | no | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | setifrons | Lawrence, 1961 | yes | no | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | tumas | Ythier, 2023 | yes | no | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | ugabensis | Hewitt, 1934 | yes | no | Loading... |
| Scorpionidae | Opistophthalmus | wahlbergii | Thorell, 1876 | no | yes | Loading... |
Brandbergia haringtoniBothriuridae
Endemic: yesin SA: no
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Lisposoma elegansBothriuridae
Endemic: noin SA: no
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Lisposoma josehermanaBothriuridae
Endemic: yesin SA: no
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Hottentotta arenaceusButhidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Hottentotta conspersusButhidae
Endemic: noin SA: no
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Hottentotta trilineatusButhidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Karasbergia methueniButhidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Parabuthus brevimanusButhidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Parabuthus capensisButhidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Parabuthus glabrimanusButhidae
Endemic: yesin SA: no
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Parabuthus gracilisButhidae
Endemic: yesin SA: no
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Parabuthus granulatusButhidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Parabuthus kalaharicusButhidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Parabuthus kraepeliniButhidae
Endemic: yesin SA: no
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Parabuthus kuanyamarumButhidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Parabuthus laevifronsButhidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Parabuthus muelleriButhidae
Endemic: yesin SA: no
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Parabuthus namibensisButhidae
Endemic: yesin SA: no
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Parabuthus nanusButhidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Parabuthus raudusButhidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Parabuthus schlechteriButhidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Parabuthus setiventerButhidae
Endemic: yesin SA: no
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Parabuthus stridulusButhidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Parabuthus villosusButhidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Uroplectes carinatusButhidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Uroplectes graciliorButhidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Uroplectes longimanusButhidae
Endemic: yesin SA: no
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Uroplectes otjimbinguensisButhidae
Endemic: noin SA: no
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Uroplectes pilosusButhidae
Endemic: yesin SA: no
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Uroplectes planimanusButhidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Uroplectes schlechteriButhidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Uroplectes teretipesButhidae
Endemic: noin SA: no
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Uroplectes tumidimanusButhidae
Endemic: yesin SA: no
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Uroplectes vittatusButhidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Uroplectes xanthogrammusButhidae
Endemic: noin SA: no
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Hadogenes hahniHormuridae
Endemic: noin SA: no
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Hadogenes lawrenceiHormuridae
Endemic: yesin SA: no
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Hadogenes phyllodesHormuridae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Hadogenes tityrusHormuridae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Hadogenes zumptiHormuridae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Opistophthalmus adustusScorpionidae
Endemic: yesin SA: no
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Opistophthalmus brevicaudaScorpionidae
Endemic: noin SA: no
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Opistophthalmus carinatusScorpionidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Opistophthalmus cavimanusScorpionidae
Endemic: yesin SA: no
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Opistophthalmus chrysitesScorpionidae
Endemic: noin SA: no
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Opistophthalmus coetzeeiScorpionidae
Endemic: yesin SA: no
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Opistophthalmus concinnusScorpionidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Opistophthalmus fitzsimonsiScorpionidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Opistophthalmus flavescensScorpionidae
Endemic: yesin SA: no
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Opistophthalmus gibbericaudaScorpionidae
Endemic: yesin SA: no
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Opistophthalmus gigasScorpionidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Opistophthalmus haackeiScorpionidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Opistophthalmus harpeiScorpionidae
Endemic: yesin SA: no
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Opistophthalmus holmiScorpionidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Opistophthalmus intercedensScorpionidae
Endemic: yesin SA: no
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Opistophthalmus jenseniScorpionidae
Endemic: yesin SA: no
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Opistophthalmus lamoraliScorpionidae
Endemic: yesin SA: no
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Opistophthalmus litoralisScorpionidae
Endemic: noin SA: no
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Opistophthalmus lornaeScorpionidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Opistophthalmus opinatusScorpionidae
Endemic: yesin SA: no
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Opistophthalmus pallipesScorpionidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Opistophthalmus penrithorumScorpionidae
Endemic: yesin SA: no
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Opistophthalmus pygmaeusScorpionidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Opistophthalmus scabrifronsScorpionidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Opistophthalmus schultzeiScorpionidae
Endemic: yesin SA: no
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Opistophthalmus setifronsScorpionidae
Endemic: yesin SA: no
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Opistophthalmus tumasScorpionidae
Endemic: yesin SA: no
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Opistophthalmus ugabensisScorpionidae
Endemic: yesin SA: no
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Opistophthalmus wahlbergiiScorpionidae
Endemic: noin SA: yes
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Total species: 0