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title: "Forest Scorpion"
description: "Cercophonius squama — Insects & spiders. Cercophonius squama, commonly known as the forest scorpion or wood scorpion, is a scorpion native to south-eastern Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/forest-scorpion
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Forest Scorpion

> Cercophonius squama — Insects & spiders. Cercophonius squama, commonly known as the forest scorpion or wood scorpion, is a scorpion native to south-eastern Australia.

- Scientific name: *Cercophonius squama*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 2307
- Wikidata: [Q606850](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q606850)
- iNaturalist taxon: [207971](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/207971)

## Names

- en: Forest Scorpion

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1867)

## Summary

Cercophonius squama, commonly known as the forest scorpion or wood scorpion, is a scorpion native to south-eastern Australia. It is typically around 25–40 mm (0.98–1.57 in) long. Its colour consists of different shades of brown.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Joshua S. Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/296738210

## Machine access

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