Checklist for Order Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 (scorpion)
and region India (South Asia)
List of families for India
9 Families width 166 Species and 16 Subspecies | Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837 | Arrowbreasted scorpions | 85 | Species | Taxom | | Bothriuridae Simon, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chaerilidae Pocock, 1893 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Hormuridae Laurie, 1896 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Euscorpiidae Laurie, 1896 | Shorttail scorpions | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Scorpionidae (Pierre André..., 1802) | Largeclaw scorpions | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Iuridae Thorell, 1876 | Largetooth scorpions | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rugodentidae Bastawade, S..., 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vaejovidae Thorell, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for India
37 Genera with 166 Species #ABCEHIJLMNOPRSTUV
| Androctonus Ehrenberg, 2005 | Fat-tailed scorpions | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Baloorthochirus Kovarík, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Buthacus Birula, 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Buthoscorpio Werner, 1891 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Buthus Leach, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercophonius Peters, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chaerilus Simon, 1877 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Charmus Karsch, 1983 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Chiromachetes Pocock, 1997 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Compsobuthus Vachon, 1900 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euscorpiops Vachon, 1879 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Euscorpius Thorell, 1767 | Small wood-scorpions | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemibuthus Pocock, 1943 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 2004 | Giant forest scorpions | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Himalayotityobuthus Lourenço, 1997 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Hormurus Thorell, 1876 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hottentotta Birula, 1798 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Iomachus Pocock, 1986 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Isometrus Ehrenberg, 2008 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Iurus Thorell, 1832 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Janalychas Kovarík, 1884 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Leiurus Hemprich & E..., 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liocheles Sundevall, 2017 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lychas C. L. Koch, 1884 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Mesobuthus Vachon, 1798 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Neoscorpiops Vachon, 1894 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Odontobuthus Vachon, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1896 | Burrowing scorpions | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthochirus Karsch, 1873 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pandinus Thorell, 1876 | African emperor scorpions | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rugodentus Bastawade, S..., 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scorpio Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scorpiops Peters, 2014 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Thaicharmus Kovarík, 2007 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Uroplectes Peters, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vachonus Tikader & Ba..., 1983 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Vaejovis Koch, 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for India
166 Species and 16 Subspecies | Androctonus australis Linné, 1758 | Fattail scorpion | | Androctonus australis australis Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Androctonus cholistanus KovaÅ™ík & A..., 2013 | | | Androctonus finitimus Pocock, 1897 | | | Androctonus maelfaiti Lourenço, 2005 | | | Baloorthochirus becvari Kovarík, 1996 | | | Buthacus agarwali Zambre & Lou..., 2010 | | | Buthoscorpio chinnarensis Aswathi, Sur..., 2015 | | | Buthoscorpio indicus Lourenço, 2012 | | | Buthoscorpio politus Pocock, 1899 | | | Buthoscorpio rayalensis Javed, Rao, ..., 2010 | | | Buthoscorpio sarasinorum Karsch, 1891 | | | Buthus grammurus (Thorell, 1889) | ⇒ Mesobuthus tamulus Fabricius, 1798 | | Cercophonius himalayensis Lourenço, 1996 | | | Chaerilus andamanensis Lourenço, Du..., 2011 | | | Chaerilus assamensis Kraepelin, 1913 | | | Chaerilus granosus (Pocock, 1900) | ⇒ Chaerilus truncatus Karsch, 1879 | | Chaerilus insignis Pocock, 1894 | Siskiyou hesperian | | Chaerilus pictus Pocock, 1890 | | | Chaerilus tricostatus Pocock, 1899 | | | Chaerilus truncates | | | Chaerilus truncatus Karsch, 1879 | Uinta sandwort | | Chaerilus variegatus Simon, 1877 | Java dwarf scorpion | | Charmus brignolii Lourenço, 2000 | | | Charmus dakshini Joshi, Deshp..., 2025 | | | Charmus indicus Hirst, 1915 | | | Charmus laneus Karsch, 1879 | Uinta sandwort | | Charmus sinhagadensis Tikader & Ba..., 1983 | | | Chiromachetes fergusoni Pocock, 1899 | | | Chiromachetes sahydriensis Mirza, Sanap..., 2015 | | | Chiromachetes tirupati Lourenço, 1997 | | | Compsobuthus andresi Lourenço, 2004 | | | Compsobuthus atrostriatus Pocock, 1897 | | | Compsobuthus rugosulus Pocock, 1900 | | | Euscorpiops asthenurus Pocock, 1900 | | | Euscorpiops bhutanensis Tikader & Ba..., 1983 | | | Euscorpiops kamengensis Bastawade, 2006 | | | Euscorpiops longimanus Pocock, 1893 | | | Euscorpiops montanus (Karsch, 1879) | ⇒ Opistophthalmus boehmi Kraepelin, 1896 | | Euscorpius (Euscorpius) carpathicus Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Hemibuthus crassimanus Pocock, 1897 | | | Hemibuthus kraepelini (Roewer, 1943) | ⇒ Hottentotta rugiscutis Pocock, 1897 | | Heterometrus (Chersonesometrus) barberi Pocock, 1900 | | | Heterometrus (Chersonesometrus) collinus Pocock, 1900 | | | Heterometrus (Chersonesometrus) fastigiosus Couzijn, 1981 | | | Heterometrus (Chersonesometrus) fulvipes C.L. Koch, 1837 | | | Heterometrus (Chersonesometrus) granulomanus Couzijn, 1981 | | | Heterometrus (Chersonesometrus) kanarensis Pocock, 1900 | | | Heterometrus (Chersonesometrus) liurus Pocock, 1897 | | | Heterometrus (Chersonesometrus) madraspatensis Pocock, 1900 | | | Heterometrus (Chersonesometrus) pelekomanus Couzijn, 1981 | | | Heterometrus (Chersonesometrus) phipsoni Pocock, 1893 | | | Heterometrus (Chersonesometrus) scaber Thorell, 1876 | | | Heterometrus scaber obscurus Couzijn, 1981 | | | Heterometrus scaber rugosus Couzijn, 1981 | | | Heterometrus scaber scaber Thorell, 1876 | | | Heterometrus (Chersonesometrus) tristis Henderson, 1919 | Mysore forest scorpion | | Heterometrus (Chersonesometrus) wroughtoni Pocock, 1899 | | | Heterometrus (Chersonesometrus) xanthopus Pocock, 1897 | | | Heterometrus (Gigantometrus) flavimanus Pocock, 1900 | | | Heterometrus (Gigantometrus) swammerdami Simon, 1872 | Giant forest scorpion | | Heterometrus swammerdami titanicus Couzijn, 1981 | | | Heterometrus (Heterometrus) atrascorpius Mirza, Joshi..., 2012 | | | Heterometrus (Heterometrus) bengalensis Koch, 1841 | | | Heterometrus (Heterometrus) keralaensis Tikader & Ba..., 1983 | | | Heterometrus (Heterometrus) longimanus Herbst, 1800 | Asian forest scorpion | | Heterometrus (Heterometrus) malapuramensis Tikader & Ba..., 1983 | | | Heterometrus (Heterometrus) spinifer Ehrenberg, 1828 | Giant forest scorpion | | Heterometrus (Javanimetrus) cyaneus C.L. Koch, 1836 | Asian blue forest scorpion | | Heterometrus (Srilankametrus) gravimanus Pocock, 1894 | | | Heterometrus (Srilankametrus) indus DeGeer, 1778 | | | Heterometrus indus indus DeGeer, 1778 | | | Heterometrus indus laevitensus Couzijn, 1981 | | | Heterometrus (Srilankametrus) latimanus Pocock, 1894 | | | Heterometrus beccaloniae KovaÅ™ík, 2004 | | | Heterometrus mysorensis KovaÅ™ík, 2004 | | | Heterometrus rolciki KovaÅ™ík, 2004 | | | Heterometrus telanganaensis Javed, Mirza..., 2010 | | | Heterometrus ubicki KovaÅ™ík, 2004 | | | Himalayotityobuthus alejandrae Lourenço, 2003 | | | Himalayotityobuthus martensi Lourenço, 1997 | | | Hottentotta (Hottentotta) rugiscutis Pocock, 1897 | | | Hottentotta jabalpurensis Kovarík, 2007 | | | Hottentotta keralaensis Aswathi, Sur..., 2016 | | | Hottentotta pachyurus Pocock, 1897 | | | Hottentotta penjabensis Kovarík, 2007 | | | Hottentotta stockwelli Kovarík, 2007 | | | Hottentotta tamulus Fabricius, 1798 | Indian Red Scorpion | | Iomachus laeviceps Pocock, 1890 | | | Iomachus laeviceps laeviceps Pocock, 1890 | | | Iomachus laeviceps malabarensis Pocock, 1900 | | | Iomachus nitidus Pocock, 1900 | Shyleaf | | Iomachus punctulatus Pocock, 1897 | Northern jointvetch | | Iomachus surgani Bastawade, 1986 | | | Isometrus (Isometrus) isadensis Tikader & Ba..., 1983 | | | Isometrus (Isometrus) maculatus DeGeer, 1778 | Lesser brown scorpion | | Isometrus (Isometrus) sankariensis Tikader & Ba..., 1983 | | | Isometrus (Isometrus) thurstoni Pocock, 1893 | | | Isometrus (Reddyanus) acanthurus Pocock, 1899 | | | Isometrus (Reddyanus) assamensis Oates, 1888 | | | Isometrus (Reddyanus) brachycentrus Pocock, 1899 | | | Isometrus (Reddyanus) corbeti Tikader & Ba..., 1983 | | | Isometrus (Reddyanus) melanodactylus L. Koch, 1867 | | | Isometrus (Reddyanus) rigidulus Pocock, 1897 | | | Isometrus (Reddyanus) vittatus Pocock, 1900 | | | Isometrus khammamensis KovaÅ™ík, 2003 | | | Isometrus problematicus KovaÅ™ík, 2003 | | | Isometrus sankeriensis Tikander & B..., 1983 | | | Isometrus tibetanus Lourenço & Zhu, 2008 | | | Iurus dekanum Roewer, 1943 | | | Iurus dufoureius Brullé, 1832 | Greek giant scorpionfrom Peloponnese | | Janalychas albimanus Henderson, 1919 | | | Janalychas granulatus Mirza, 2020 | | | Janalychas keralaensis Mirza, 2020 | | | Janalychas laevifrons Pocock, 1897 | | | Janalychas tricarinatus Simon, 1884 | Bark scorpion | | Leiurus quinquestriatus Ehrenberg, 1829 | Deathstalker | | Liocheles australasiae Fabricius, 1775 | Dwarf wood scorpion | | Liocheles australasiae australasiae Fabricius, 1775 | | | Liocheles nigripes Pocock, 1897 | | | Liocheles schalleri Mirza, 2017 | | | Lychas aareyensis Mirza & Sanap, 2010 | | | Lychas albimanus (Henderson, 1919) | ⇒ Janalychas albimanus Henderson, 1919 | | Lychas biharensis Tikader & Ba..., 1983 | | | Lychas hendersoni Pocock, 1897 | | | Lychas hillyardi Kovarík, 1997 | | | Lychas kamshetensis Tikader & Ba..., 1983 | | | Lychas kharpadi Bastawade, 1986 | | | Lychas laevifrons Pocock, 1897 | | | Lychas mucronatus Fabricius, 1798 | Chinese striped bark scorpion | | Lychas nigristernis Pocock, 1899 | | | Lychas rackae Kovarík, 1997 | | | Lychas rugosus Pocock, 1897 | | | Lychas scaber Pocock, 1893 | | | Lychas scutilus C. L. Koch, 1845 | Singapore bark scorpion | | Lychas tricarinatus (Simon, 1884) | ⇒ Janalychas tricarinatus Simon, 1884 | | Mesobuthus hendersoni Pocock, 1900 | | | Mesobuthus pachyurus Pocock, 1897 | | | Mesobuthus tamulus Fabricius, 1798 | | | Mesobuthus tamulus concanensis Pocock, 1900 | | | Mesobuthus tamulus gangeticus Pocock, 1900 | | | Mesobuthus tamulus gujaratensis Pocock, 1900 | | | Mesobuthus tamulus sindicus Pocock, 1900 | | | Mesobuthus tamulus tamulus Fabricius, 1798 | | | Neoscorpiops deccanensis Tikader & Ba..., 1977 | | | Neoscorpiops maharashtraensis Mirza, Sanap..., 2014 | | | Neoscorpiops satarensis Pocock, 1900 | | | Neoscorpiops tenuicauda Pocock, 1894 | | | Odontobuthus odonturus Pocock, 1897 | | | Opistophthalmus boehmi Kraepelin, 1896 | | | Orthochirus bastawadei Zambre, Mirz..., 2011 | | | Orthochirus bicolor Pocock, 1897 | | | Orthochirus bicolor bicolor Pocock, 1897 | | | Orthochirus flavescens Pocock, 1897 | | | Orthochirus krishnai Tikader & Ba..., 1983 | | | Orthochirus luteipes Roewer, 1943 | | | Orthochirus pallidus Pocock, 1897 | | | Orthochirus scrobiculosus Grube, 1873 | | | Pandinus (Pandinus) gambiensis Pocock, 1899 | | | Pandinus (Pandinus) imperator Koch, 1841 | Common emperor scorpion | | Pandinus scaber (Thorell, 1876) | ⇒ Heterometrus scaber scaber Thorell, 1876 | | Rugodentus keralaensis Bastawade, S..., 2005 | | | Scorpio afer (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Heterometrus indus DeGeer, 1778 | | Scorpiops braunwalderi Kovarík, 2000 | | | Scorpiops dastychi Kovarík, 2000 | | | Scorpiops demise | | | Scorpiops feti Kovarík, 2000 | | | Scorpiops hardwickii Gervais, 1843 | | | Scorpiops leptochirus Pocock, 1893 | | | Scorpiops montanus Karsch, 1879 | Uinta sandwort | | Scorpiops pachmarhicus Bastawade, 1992 | | | Scorpiops petersii Pocock, 1893 | | | Scorpiops rohtangensis Mani, 1959 | | | Scorpiops spitiensis Zambre, Sana..., 2014 | | | Thaicharmus guptai Mirza, Sanap..., 2016 | | | Thaicharmus indicus Kovarík, 1995 | | | Thaicharmus lowei Kovarík, Sol..., 2007 | | | Uroplectes occidentalis Simon, 1876 | | | Vachonus atrostriatus Pocock, 1897 | | | Vachonus inexpectatus Lourenço, 2015 | | | Vachonus rajasthanicus Tikader & Ba..., 1983 | | | Vaejovis tenuipalpus Sissom, Hugh..., 2012 | |
Subnodes of Scorpiones with occurrences in India
Links, sources and further information Scorpiones at biodiversity.org.au
Scorpiones at gbif.org
Scorpiones at itis.gov
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