biggest scorp??

[mightymike]

hey guys

whats the largest scorp available in australia

to my knowlege the flinders range is, and i got a few of them, i really want an emperor scorp but i dont think you can get them in australia!!!

damn

mike

 

[PhilK]

Nope. Only Aussie natives are legal to keep in Australia.

Flinder's range is the biggest mate.

http://www.thedailylink.com/phpBB/index.php?sid=10040efb65a8807594ee1d2891a8f05b - Join that forum about Aussie Scorps. It is brilliant.

 

[hornet]

there are probably a few species bigger than flinders, Urodacus excelens is the largest i know of.

 

[scorps]

how big do the biggest get?

 

[hornet]

not 100%, i'll ask my mate today but he said the tail of one he saw was as thick as his pinky.

 

[Scleropages]

Nope. Only Aussie natives are legal to keep in Australia.

Flinder's range is the biggest mate.

http://www.thedailylink.com/phpBB/index.php?sid=10040efb65a8807594ee1d2891a8f05b - Join that forum about Aussie Scorps. It is brilliant.

yer Flinders is not the biggest... WA has some big ones!!

 

[PhilK]

Are any of these bigger ones available in the hobby?

 

[hornet]

not as yet, excellens is only in the NT as far as i know and export is prohibited

 

[Scleropages]

Are any of these bigger ones available in the hobby?

Another year away for captive breed , so it seems.

 

[hornet]

Another year away for captive breed , so it seems.

do you know people keeping them?

 

[Scleropages]

do you know people keeping them?

I know of people who are keeping some , yup. Altho I don't have any as of yet..

 

[hornet]

which species?

 

[Scleropages]

which species?

Don't know yet. WA species , and there bigger than F/R.

I'll PM ya if I get an ID

 

[bylo]

the Urodacus elongatus by far out growes any WA species.

i think the male Urodacus elongatus would take some beating in australia

as for the Urodacus excelens no one knows about them and there isnt even a picture geting aroun

 

[Mark Newton]

Urodacus lowei of NW WA is as big or bigger than excellens, but realistically if variation is taken into account, elongatus, excellens and lowei will all be of overall similar size. Scorpion sizes vary from pop'n to pop'n. Urodacus megamastigus from WA would be the most striking of the Urodacus.

 

[hornet]

the Urodacus elongatus by far out growes any WA species.

i think the male Urodacus elongatus would take some beating in australia

as for the Urodacus excelens no one knows about them and there isnt even a picture geting aroun

how many WA urodacus have you seen Plenty of new species out there aswell.

 

[Mark Newton]

I've seen pretty much the lot in specimen jars from govt and private collections...some are huge. those sizes are averages.... the odd huge ones do turn up...I once found an adult male elongatus that would have easily been 125mm...woppa

 

[DiamondAsh]

I once found an adult male elongatus that would have easily been 125mm...woppa

Was that the one you posted a pic of a ways back Mark, big enough to carry you away?

 

[Mark Newton]

Was that the one you posted a pic of a ways back Mark, big enough to carry you away?

LOL...NO....that was many years ago, I've been studying elongatus in the wild for a long time.

 

[DiamondAsh]

I'm pretty sure this is the biggest I've seen ....