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title: "Giant Forest Scorpion"
description: "Gigantometrus swammerdami — Insetos e aranhas. Gigantometrus swammerdami, commonly called the giant forest scorpion, is a scorpion belonging to the family Scorpionidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/giant-forest-scorpion
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Giant Forest Scorpion

> Gigantometrus swammerdami — Insetos e aranhas. Gigantometrus swammerdami, commonly called the giant forest scorpion, is a scorpion belonging to the family Scorpionidae.

- Scientific name: *Gigantometrus swammerdami*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 555
- iNaturalist taxon: [1287981](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1287981)

## Names

- en: Giant Forest Scorpion

## Countries with the most observations

IN (456)

## Summary

Gigantometrus swammerdami, commonly called the giant forest scorpion, is a scorpion belonging to the family Scorpionidae. It is native to India and is the world's largest scorpion species at 23 cm (9 inch) in length, and weighs 56 g (2.0 oz).

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

## Photo

![Giant Forest Scorpion](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/giant-forest-scorpion/medium.jpg)

Photo: Haneesh K M · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/161000791

## Machine access

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