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title: "Asian Forest Scorpion"
description: "Heterometrus longimanus — Insects & spiders. Heterometrus longimanus, the Asian forest scorpion, is a species of scorpions belonging to the family Scorpionidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/asian-forest-scorpion
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Asian Forest Scorpion

> Heterometrus longimanus — Insects & spiders. Heterometrus longimanus, the Asian forest scorpion, is a species of  scorpions belonging to the family Scorpionidae.

- Scientific name: *Heterometrus longimanus*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 792
- Wikidata: [Q3134824](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3134824)
- iNaturalist taxon: [709907](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/709907)

## Names

- en: Asian Forest Scorpion

## Countries with the most observations

MY (315), ID (117), SG (26), PH (20), BN (16)

## Summary

Heterometrus longimanus, the Asian forest scorpion, is a species of  scorpions belonging to the family Scorpionidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterometrus_longimanus

## Photo

![Asian Forest Scorpion](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/asian-forest-scorpion/medium.jpg)

Photo: Philipp Hoenle · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/257471042

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/asian-forest-scorpion?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).