Striped Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion

Uroplectes lineatus · Order: Scorpiones · Family: Buthidae

Can sting. It can sting people and its venom is clinically important.

Source: Wikipedia

Striped Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA

The striped lesser-thicktail scorpion lives only in the Western Cape of South Africa. Its venom is considered clinically important, so a sting can affect people.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Uroplectes lineatus is a scorpion species found only in the Western Cape of South Africa.

Source: Wikipedia

Does it bite or sting?

It can deliver a sting, and its venom is noted as clinically important.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

This scorpion is endemic to the Western Cape region of South Africa.

Source: Wikipedia

Questions people ask

Can the striped lesser-thicktail scorpion sting people?

Yes, it can sting and its venom is considered clinically important.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Buthidae)

Striped Bark ScorpionStriped Bark ScorpionCentruroides vittatusCan stingArizona Bark ScorpionArizona Bark ScorpionCentruroides sculpturatusVenomousSlender Brown ScorpionSlender Brown ScorpionCentruroides gracilisVenomousHentz Striped ScorpionHentz Striped ScorpionCentruroides hentziCan stingLittle Marbled ScorpionLittle Marbled ScorpionLychas marmoreusBrazilian Yellow ScorpionBrazilian Yellow ScorpionTityus serrulatusCan sting

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uroplectes_lineatus

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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