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title: "Striped Bark Scorpion"
description: "Centruroides vittatus — Owady i pająki. 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/pl/animal/striped-bark-scorpion
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Striped Bark Scorpion

> Centruroides vittatus — Owady i pająki. 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` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: `urban` (Miasta i ogrody)
- 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

![Striped Bark Scorpion](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=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).