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title: "Black rock scorpion"
description: "Urodacus manicatus — Insekten & Spinnen. Urodacus manicatus, commonly known as the black rock scorpion, is a species of scorpion belonging to the family Urodacidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/black-rock-scorpion
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black rock scorpion

> Urodacus manicatus — Insekten & Spinnen. Urodacus manicatus, commonly known as the black rock scorpion, is a species of scorpion belonging to the family Urodacidae.

- Scientific name: *Urodacus manicatus*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1407
- Wikidata: [Q3552350](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3552350)
- iNaturalist taxon: [324376](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/324376)

## Names

- en: Black rock scorpion

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1244)

## Summary

Urodacus manicatus, commonly known as the black rock scorpion, is a species of scorpion belonging to the family Urodacidae. It is native to eastern Australia.

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

## Photo

![Black rock scorpion](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-rock-scorpion/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua S. Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/265286025

## Machine access

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