Vaejovis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Scorpiones
- Family
- Vaejovidae
- Genus
- Vaejovis
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Vaejovis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Vaejovis
Vaejovis is a genus of scorpions found from central Mexico to mountains in the southwestern United States in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, and one species, Vaejovis carolinianus in the Appalachian region of the southeastern U.S. Many species are among the smallest scorpions in the U.S. with adults in montane species ranging in size from less than an inch (19 mm) to as large as 2.4 inches (60 mm) for the Chihuahuan Desert species, Vaejovis intermedius. As of the end of 2024, there is a total of 75 species with 21 of those occurring in the U.S., with several waiting to be described. Most of the smaller species in the American Southwest are restricted to higher elevations, most commonly in pine forests, in elevations from 5,000-9,500 feet (1500-2900 m). Their venom is relatively weak and are of no medical importance, although stings from larger species can be quite painful.
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Parent Taxon
Child Taxa
- Vaejovis aguazarca
- Vaejovis apacheanus
- Vaejovis aquascalentensis
- Vaejovis baggins
- Vaejovis bandido
- Vaejovis bigelowi
- Vaejovis brysoni
- Vaejovis carolinianus
- Vaejovis cashi
- Vaejovis ceboruco
- Vaejovis chiapas
- Vaejovis chisos
- Vaejovis coalcoman
- Vaejovis crumpi
- Vaejovis curvidigitus
- Vaejovis darwini
- Vaejovis davidi
- Vaejovis deboerae
- Vaejovis decipiens
- Vaejovis dugesi
- Vaejovis dzahui
- Vaejovis electrum
- Vaejovis elii
- Vaejovis feti
- Vaejovis franckei
- Vaejovis gracilis
- Vaejovis grahami
- Vaejovis granulatus
- Vaejovis grayae
- Vaejovis halli
- Vaejovis intermedius
- Vaejovis islaserrano
- Vaejovis janssi
- Vaejovis jonesi
- Vaejovis lapidicola
- Vaejovis longiunguis
- Vaejovis maculosus
- Vaejovis mauryi
- Vaejovis mcwesti
- Vaejovis mendozai
- Vaejovis mexicanus
- Vaejovis miscionei
- Vaejovis mitchelli
- Vaejovis montanus
- Vaejovis monticola
- Vaejovis morelia
- Vaejovis nanchititla
- Vaejovis nigrescens
- Vaejovis nigrofemoratus
- Vaejovis nitidulus
- Vaejovis norteno
- Vaejovis noteno
- Vaejovis ocotensis
- Vaejovis patagonia
- Vaejovis paysonensis
- Vaejovis pequeno
- Vaejovis pococki
- Vaejovis prendinii
- Vaejovis pusillus
- Vaejovis rossmani
- Vaejovis santibagnezi
- Vaejovis setosus
- Vaejovis sierrae
- Vaejovis smithi
- Vaejovis solegladi
- Vaejovis sprousei
- Vaejovis stetsoni
- Vaejovis talpa
- Vaejovis tapalpa
- Vaejovis tenamaztlei
- Vaejovis tenuipalpus
- Vaejovis tesselatus
- Vaejovis trespicos
- Vaejovis trinityae
- Vaejovis troupi
- Vaejovis vaquero
- Vaejovis vorhiesi
- Vaejovis zapoteca





























































































































































