---
title: "Jalisco Coast Scorpion"
description: "Centruroides elegans — Owady i pająki. Centruroides elegans is a scorpion species in the genus Centruroides found in Mexico."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/jalisco-coast-scorpion
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Jalisco Coast Scorpion

> Centruroides elegans — Owady i pająki. Centruroides elegans is a scorpion species in the genus Centruroides found in Mexico.

- Scientific name: *Centruroides elegans*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 429
- Wikidata: [Q2946225](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2946225)
- iNaturalist taxon: [296839](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/296839)

## Names

- en: Jalisco Coast Scorpion
- es: Alacrán de la costa de Jalisco

## Countries with the most observations

MX (307)

## Summary

Centruroides elegans is a scorpion species in the genus Centruroides found in Mexico.

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

## Photo

![Jalisco Coast Scorpion](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/jalisco-coast-scorpion/medium.jpg)

Photo: Scott Loarie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/315530899

## Machine access

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