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title: "Guyana Black Devil Scorpion"
description: "Tityus obscurus — Insecten en spinnen. Tityus obscurus, known as the Amazonian black scorpion, is a species of scorpion found in northern South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/guyana-black-devil-scorpion
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Guyana Black Devil Scorpion

> Tityus obscurus — Insecten en spinnen. Tityus obscurus, known as the Amazonian black scorpion, is a species of scorpion found in northern South America.

- Scientific name: *Tityus obscurus*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 546
- Wikidata: [Q10274710](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10274710)
- iNaturalist taxon: [567061](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/567061)

## Names

- en: Guyana Black Devil Scorpion
- pt: Escorpião-grande

## Countries with the most observations

GF (315), BR (48), SR (21), GY (4)

## Summary

Tityus obscurus, known as the Amazonian black scorpion, is a species of scorpion found in northern South America.

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

## Photo

![Guyana Black Devil Scorpion](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/guyana-black-devil-scorpion/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340933253

## Machine access

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