---
title: "Cape Burrowing Scorpion"
description: "Opistophthalmus capensis — Owady i pająki. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/cape-burrowing-scorpion
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cape Burrowing Scorpion

> Opistophthalmus capensis — Owady i pająki. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Opistophthalmus capensis*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 839
- Wikidata: [Q3354258](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3354258)
- iNaturalist taxon: [510190](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/510190)

## Names

- en: Cape Burrowing Scorpion

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (810)

## Photo

![Cape Burrowing Scorpion](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cape-burrowing-scorpion/medium.jpg)

Photo: J. F. W. Herbst · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Opistophthalmus_capensis_1800.jpg

## Machine access

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