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title: "Laotian Giant Scorpion"
description: "Heterometrus laoticus — Insetti e ragni. Heterometrus laoticus or Vietnam forest scorpion, is a scorpion species found in peaty areas of Vietnam and Laos."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/laotian-giant-scorpion
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Laotian Giant Scorpion

> Heterometrus laoticus — Insetti e ragni. Heterometrus laoticus or Vietnam forest scorpion, is a scorpion species found in peaty areas of Vietnam and Laos.

- Scientific name: *Heterometrus laoticus*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 690
- Wikidata: [Q353450](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q353450)
- iNaturalist taxon: [578485](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/578485)

## Names

- en: Laotian Giant Scorpion
- de: Schwarzer Laos-Skorpion

## Countries with the most observations

TH (363), LA (29), KH (15), MM (3)

## Summary

Heterometrus laoticus or Vietnam forest scorpion, is a scorpion species found in peaty areas of Vietnam and Laos. They can reach lengths of 12 cm (4.7 in). They are a communal species, but cannibalism has been known to occur, and if caught, they can be extremely violent even towards their own kind.

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

## Photo

![Laotian Giant Scorpion](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/laotian-giant-scorpion/medium.jpg)

Photo: yipsee · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/288690332

## Machine access

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