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title: "California Swollenstinger Scorpion"
description: "Anuroctonus pococki — Insetos e aranhas. Anuroctonus pococki, also known as the California swollen-stinger scorpion, is a species of scorpion of the family Chactidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/california-swollenstinger-scorpion
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# California Swollenstinger Scorpion

> Anuroctonus pococki — Insetos e aranhas. Anuroctonus pococki, also known as the California swollen-stinger scorpion, is a species of scorpion of the family Chactidae.

- Scientific name: *Anuroctonus pococki*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1594
- Wikidata: [Q2857812](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2857812)
- iNaturalist taxon: [203844](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/203844)

## Names

- en: California Swollenstinger Scorpion

## Countries with the most observations

US (1484), MX (44)

## Summary

Anuroctonus pococki, also known as the California swollen-stinger scorpion, is a species of scorpion of the family Chactidae. It is native to the coast ranges of Southern California, and into Baja California in North America. This is the only scorpion from the genus Anuroctonus in Baja California. This scorpion, at 65 mm (2.6 in), is large compared to other scorpions found in the region. 
These scorpions have very large, black-tipped claws, and a "swollen region just before the stinger" on their telsons, most prominent in mature males. California swollen-stinger scorpions are nocturnal ambush predators who mostly…

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

## Photo

![California Swollenstinger Scorpion](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/california-swollenstinger-scorpion/medium.jpg)

Photo: dirt_tan949 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/231297848

## Machine access

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