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title: "Brazilian Yellow Scorpion"
description: "Tityus serrulatus — Insetti e ragni. Tityus serrulatus, the Brazilian yellow scorpion, is a species of scorpion of the family Buthidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/brazilian-yellow-scorpion
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Brazilian Yellow Scorpion

> Tityus serrulatus — Insetti e ragni. Tityus serrulatus, the Brazilian yellow scorpion, is a species of scorpion of the family Buthidae.

- Scientific name: *Tityus serrulatus*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1060
- iNaturalist taxon: [468742](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/468742)

## Names

- en: Brazilian Yellow Scorpion

## Countries with the most observations

BR (963)

## Summary

Tityus serrulatus, the Brazilian yellow scorpion, is a species of scorpion of the family Buthidae.  It is native to Brazil, and its venom is extremely toxic. It is the most dangerous scorpion in South America and is responsible for the most fatal cases.

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

## Photo

![Brazilian Yellow Scorpion](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brazilian-yellow-scorpion/medium.jpg)

Photo: Lucas Rodrigues · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/397577147

## Machine access

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