- Also known as Eastern Indian Scorpion and the Brown Fat Tailed Scorpion.
- This Old World scorpions occurs in most of India, eastern Pakistan and the eastern lowlands of Nepal., and recently from Sri Lanka.
- Found in a wide range of micro-habitats, including scrubland and veld with stones, red and black soil in cropland, loamy, grassy and stony hillslopes and -tops, black soil in mango orchards, Eucalyptus plantations, and rarely under tree bark.
- The adult size is 1.97" - 3.54".
- The coloration ranges from dark orange or brightly red-brown through dull brown with darker grey carinae (ridges) and granulation.
- The Pectine Tooth Count is ♂ 30 - 39; ♀ 27 - 34. The base of the pedipalp pincers (manus) is slightly more inflated in males than in females.
- This species is of great medical significance in densely populated areas of India and Nepal and occasionally causes human fatalities. It is rated the most lethal scorpion species in the world. Fatality rates of 8–40% have been reported in clinical studies; most victims are children.
- This Old World scorpions occurs in most of India, eastern Pakistan and the eastern lowlands of Nepal., and recently from Sri Lanka.
- Found in a wide range of micro-habitats, including scrubland and veld with stones, red and black soil in cropland, loamy, grassy and stony hillslopes and -tops, black soil in mango orchards, Eucalyptus plantations, and rarely under tree bark.
- The adult size is 1.97" - 3.54".
- The coloration ranges from dark orange or brightly red-brown through dull brown with darker grey carinae (ridges) and granulation.
- The Pectine Tooth Count is ♂ 30 - 39; ♀ 27 - 34. The base of the pedipalp pincers (manus) is slightly more inflated in males than in females.
- This species is of great medical significance in densely populated areas of India and Nepal and occasionally causes human fatalities. It is rated the most lethal scorpion species in the world. Fatality rates of 8–40% have been reported in clinical studies; most victims are children.