Scorpio maurus
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 S. maurus palmatus
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Scorpio maurus is a species of African scorpion, also known as the large claw scorpion or, more commonly, the Israeli gold scorpion.
This is a small/medium sized scorpion (3 in) from the family Scorpionidae. There are many sub-species of this scorpion, 19 of which were described by Fet et al.
Although its venom contains a weak neurotoxin called Maurotoxin, S.maurus is not a dangerous scorpion. There are no records of fatalities.
[edit] Habits
Found in very deep burrows in deserts and occasionally sparse woodland. Its habit of creating very deep burrows (up to 1 metre deep) means that in captivity this scorpion is often happiest with higher humidity: sand that is deep will be moist, thereby creating a comparatively humid burrow.
