General Description
Body yellow-brown, mottled with light brown patches. Tail as long as about half the body length, with a short spike (prong) on the end at the base of the stinger. Body up to 4 cm long.
Biology
Marbled Scorpions are the largest of three closely related scorpions in the genus Lychas. They feed on other invertebrates. Marbled Scorpions prefer warm wet environments. They sometimes make their way into houses and are responsible for most scorpion stings in Australia.
Distribution
New Guinea, northern and eastern mainland Australian.
Habitat
Under rocks and bark, in leaf litter.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Brief Id
Yellow-brown mottled with light brown patches, tail half body length, short spike at base of stinger.
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Colours
Brown, Black
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Diet
Carnivore
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Diet Categories
Invertebrates
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Hazards
Sting is painful but not dangerous.
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Endemicity
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
(Thorell, 1877)
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Common Name
Marbled Scorpion
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Species Name
variatus
