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title: "Southern Devil Scorpion"
description: "Vaejovis carolinianus — Insects & spiders. Vaejovis carolinianus, the southern unstriped scorpion, also known as the southern devil scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the family Vaejovidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/southern-devil-scorpion
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern Devil Scorpion

> Vaejovis carolinianus — Insects & spiders. Vaejovis carolinianus, the southern unstriped scorpion, also known as the southern devil scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the family Vaejovidae.

- Scientific name: *Vaejovis carolinianus*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3210
- Wikidata: [Q3553179](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3553179)
- iNaturalist taxon: [60912](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/60912)

## Names

- en: Southern Devil Scorpion

## Countries with the most observations

US (3084)

## Summary

Vaejovis carolinianus, the southern unstriped scorpion, also known as the southern devil scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the family Vaejovidae.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Kristi Zoebelein · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/178212677

## Machine access

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