---
title: "Black-edged Bark Scorpion"
description: "Centruroides limbatus — Insekten & Spinnen. Centruroides limbatus is a species of bark scorpion from Central America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/black-edged-bark-scorpion
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black-edged Bark Scorpion

> Centruroides limbatus — Insekten & Spinnen. Centruroides limbatus is a species of bark scorpion from Central America.

- Scientific name: *Centruroides limbatus*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1023
- Wikidata: [Q2946251](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2946251)
- iNaturalist taxon: [153976](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/153976)

## Names

- en: Black-edged Bark Scorpion
- es: Alacrán centroamericano

## Countries with the most observations

CR (570), PA (37), HN (25), NI (11)

## Summary

Centruroides limbatus is a species of bark scorpion from Central America. Its specific name "limbatus," is from the Latin meaning "black-edged," and refers to the darkly colored markings of this species.

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

## Photo

![Black-edged Bark Scorpion](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-edged-bark-scorpion/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ken Kneidel · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/27952216

## Machine access

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