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title: "Driestrepige schorsschorpioen"
description: "Centruroides vittatus — Insecten en spinnen. The striped bark scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) or Texas bark scorpion is an extremely common scorpion found throughout the midsection of the United States and northern Mexico."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/striped-bark-scorpion
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Driestrepige schorsschorpioen

> Centruroides vittatus — Insecten en spinnen. The striped bark scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) or Texas bark scorpion is an extremely common scorpion found throughout the midsection of the United States and northern Mexico.

- Scientific name: *Centruroides vittatus*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `urban` (Steden en tuinen)
- iNaturalist observations: 16987
- Wikidata: [Q3023831](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3023831)
- iNaturalist taxon: [119056](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/119056)

## Names

- en: Striped Bark Scorpion
- de: Arizona-Rindenskorpion
- es: Alacrán rayado
- nl: Driestrepige schorsschorpioen

## Countries with the most observations

US (15563), MX (676)

## Summary

The striped bark scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) or Texas bark scorpion is an extremely common scorpion found throughout the midsection of the United States and northern Mexico. It is perhaps the most frequently encountered scorpion in the U.S.

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

## Photo

![Driestrepige schorsschorpioen](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/striped-bark-scorpion/medium.jpg)

Photo: Daniel Estabrooks · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/136262075

## Machine access

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