Reptiles & amphibians · La Saladita, Guerrero

Mexican Bark Scorpion

Centruroides limpidus

Spanish: Alacrán de corteza

Mexican Bark Scorpion (Centruroides limpidus)
Photographed by davitejon on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC · taken in Tepalcingo, Mor., México, not near La Saladita

Centruroides limpidus, the Morelos scorpion, is a scorpion in the Buthidae family. It is one of the most venomous scorpions in Mexico.

TaxonomyArachnida › Scorpiones › Buthidae
Local recordsNot recorded by research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km; listed from the site's curated guide
Global records834 on iNaturalist

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Cite as: “Mexican Bark Scorpion (Centruroides limpidus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/centruroides-limpidus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.