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Scorp lovers - Uroplectes fischeri in SA ???!!!!


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15 years 3 months ago #25653 by Morne
Hi Scorpion

they look awsome,,when will they be available pls?
i want 1 :),,let me know pls

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15 years 3 months ago - 15 years 3 months ago #25841 by Richard Lind
I would still let this species be examined by a scientist who's actually got the knowledge and equipment to do a proper ID before setting the species name in stone. When one of your specimens die, send the actual specimen to Dr. Lorenzo Prendini for a DNA test, and you will have a correct ID.

I'm not surprised if it turns out to be U. fischeri, since U. fischeri is already known in the southern parts of Mozambique. But as I've said countless times before, you can't ID a species like this just by looking at colors, overall looks etc.
And Jonathan Leeming is not the person I would give the most credibility in this case either, given the number of errors in his scorpion book.
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15 years 3 months ago - 15 years 3 months ago #25851 by Taki Tsonis
What errors are there in his book? I've always considered him to be the most knowledgable scorpion guy around here...

You can take an Aphonopelma to crickets but you can't make it eat!
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15 years 3 months ago - 15 years 3 months ago #25863 by Richard Lind
Taki, please don't misunderstand, I'm certain that Mr. Leeming is very knowledgeable when it comes to scorpions. I was a bit quick when I made the claim that he's not the right person to go to with this.

However, there is indeed a few errors in his book. Some obvious, some more subtle. I.e., the species Parabuthus leavipes is not an actual species. I have no idea where he's come up with this name, but I believe that the species he's referring to, is P. laevifrons.

Further, he also claims that P. schlechteri digs shallow scrapes under rocks, which also is not correct. He has taken this bit of information from Lamoral, but knowing the behavior of other Parabuthus species, this claim should have been examined further before being accepted. L. Prendini mentions the claim by Lamoral in his 2004 revision of the genus.

I don't have the book with me right now, so those two bits are all I can think of on the top of my head. This being said, I've enjoyed his book greatly. The point of it all was just to notify the OP that unless a DNA test is conducted, one most likely can't determine the species with 100% certainty.
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