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title: "Shiny Burrow Scorpion"
description: "Opistophthalmus glabrifrons — Insetos e aranhas. Opistophalmus glabrifrons (commonly known as the shiny burrow scorpion or the yellow-legged burrowing scorpion) is a large (adult size: 11–15 cm) species of burrowing scorpion found in Southern and Eastern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/shiny-burrow-scorpion
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Shiny Burrow Scorpion

> Opistophthalmus glabrifrons — Insetos e aranhas. Opistophalmus glabrifrons (commonly known as the shiny burrow scorpion or the yellow-legged burrowing scorpion) is a large (adult size: 11–15 cm) species of burrowing scorpion found in Southern and Eastern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Opistophthalmus glabrifrons*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 544
- Wikidata: [Q3354278](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3354278)
- iNaturalist taxon: [340489](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/340489)

## Names

- en: Shiny Burrow Scorpion

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (427), ZW (24), MZ (21), MW (13), BW (7)

## Summary

Opistophalmus glabrifrons (commonly known as the shiny burrow scorpion or the yellow-legged burrowing scorpion) is a large (adult size: 11–15 cm) species of burrowing scorpion found in Southern and Eastern Africa.

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

## Photo

![Shiny Burrow Scorpion](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/shiny-burrow-scorpion/medium.jpg)

Photo: Bertus van Zyl · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/190765214

## Machine access

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