Southern Unstriped Scorpion
Vaejovis carolinianus (Beauvois, 1805)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Chelicerata |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Scorpiones |
| Family | Vaejovidae |
| Genus | Vaejovis |
| Species | Vaejovis carolinianus (Beauvois, 1805) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Alabama.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama
Counties
- Alabama
- Jackson
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- Georgia
- SNR Unranked
- Kentucky
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Louisiana
- S2 Imperiled
- South Carolina
- SNR Unranked
- Virginia
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- North Carolina
- S2 Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Hobbs, III., H.H. 1994. Assessment of the ecological resources of the caves of Russell Cave National Monument, Jackson County, Alabama and of selected caves at the Lookout Mountain Unit of Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park, Dade County, Georgia and Hamilton County, Tennessee. 200 pp.
- Peck, S.B. 1989. The cave fauna of Alabama. Part I. The terrestrial invertebrates (excluding insects). National Speleological Society Bulletin 51: 11–33.
How to cite this account
Vaejovis carolinianus (Beauvois, 1805). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2121. https://cavebiology.org/species/vaejovis-carolinianus/ (accessed 6 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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