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title: "Robust Burrowing Scorpion"
description: "Opistophthalmus carinatus — Insetos e aranhas. The robust burrowing scorpion (Opistophthalmus carinatus) is a widespread species of scorpion in the drier regions of southern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/robust-burrowing-scorpion
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Robust Burrowing Scorpion

> Opistophthalmus carinatus — Insetos e aranhas. The robust burrowing scorpion (Opistophthalmus carinatus) is a widespread species of scorpion in the drier regions of southern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Opistophthalmus carinatus*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savana), `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 713
- Wikidata: [Q3354266](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3354266)
- iNaturalist taxon: [525536](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/525536)

## Names

- en: Robust Burrowing Scorpion

## Countries with the most observations

NA (456), ZA (176), ZW (44), BW (16)

## Summary

The robust burrowing scorpion (Opistophthalmus carinatus) is a widespread species of scorpion in the drier regions of southern Africa. It is a burrowing scorpion, which often places its burrow beside a large rock. Compared to others of its genus, it has a particularly sturdy body with large pinchers.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Dan Lee · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194891225

## Machine access

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