Stripe-tailed scorpion

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• Medium-sized, with adults reaching nearly 60–70 mm.1
• Brownish-tan stripes run along the ridges on the back of the tail.1
• The tail is typically thicker than the hands and pedipalps (the front claw-like limbs).1
• Base colour is often light yellow or golden brown, with variable markings along the tail.1

Sovint es confon amb: The Arizona bark scorpion (Centruroides sculpturatus) is similar in range. The stripe-tailed scorpion has a thicker tail than its hands and pedipalps, while bark scorpions have slender hands and pedipalps.1