---
title: "Dune Devil Scorpion"
description: "Paravaejovis waeringi — Insects & spiders. Paravaejovis waeringi, also known as the dune devil scorpion, is a species of scorpion native to the Colorado Desert of North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/dune-devil-scorpion
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Dune Devil Scorpion

> Paravaejovis waeringi — Insects & spiders. Paravaejovis waeringi, also known as the dune devil scorpion, is a species of scorpion native to the Colorado Desert of North America.

- Scientific name: *Paravaejovis waeringi*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `desert` (Desert)
- iNaturalist observations: 687
- Wikidata: [Q3139091](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3139091)
- iNaturalist taxon: [424748](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/424748)

## Names

- en: Dune Devil Scorpion
- es: Hoffmannius waeringi
- fr: Hoffmannius waeringi
- it: Hoffmannius waeringi
- nl: Hoffmannius waeringi

## Countries with the most observations

US (503), MX (3)

## Summary

Paravaejovis waeringi, also known as the dune devil scorpion, is a species of scorpion native to the Colorado Desert of North America.

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

## Photo

![Dune Devil Scorpion](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dune-devil-scorpion/medium.jpg)

Photo: Leah Rubin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/110814076

## Machine access

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