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Androctonus amoreuxi
aan-DRAK-tuh-nuhs
Yellow Fat-Tail Scorpion

Androctonus amoreuxi (Audouin & Savigny, 1812)
Color generally yellowish, with prosomal carapace and tergites slightly darker. Habitat consists of dryer elements.

* Androctonus australis
* Androctonus bicolor
* Androctonus mauritanicus
* Leiurus quinquestriatus

* Beware Highly Toxic
Venom is considered
medically significant
and dangerous.
NOT for beginners.

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