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title: "Sawfinger Scorpion"
description: "Serradigitus gertschi — Insetos e aranhas. Serradigitus gertschi also commonly known as the sawfinger scorpion is a species of scorpion in the family Vaejovidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/sawfinger-scorpion
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sawfinger Scorpion

> Serradigitus gertschi — Insetos e aranhas. Serradigitus gertschi also commonly known as the sawfinger scorpion is a species of scorpion in the family Vaejovidae.

- Scientific name: *Serradigitus gertschi*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 1326
- Wikidata: [Q3479925](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3479925)
- iNaturalist taxon: [120849](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/120849)

## Names

- en: Sawfinger Scorpion
- es: Alacrán dedos de sierra

## Countries with the most observations

US (1042), MX (5)

## Summary

Serradigitus gertschi also commonly known as the sawfinger scorpion is a species of scorpion in the family Vaejovidae. The venom has been researched for potential medical applications.

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

## Photo

![Sawfinger Scorpion](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sawfinger-scorpion/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tom Gulya · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22577094

## Machine access

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