Gigantometrus swammerdami: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Gigantometrus swammerdami Heterometrus swammerdami

Where the gigantometrus swammerdami lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 62 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See spiders, scorpions & other arachnids on the world map

Scientific name	Heterometrus swammerdami
Group	Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Arachnid
Order	Scorpiones
Family	Scorpionidae

Where does the gigantometrus swammerdami live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the gigantometrus swammerdami in 1 country or territory across Asia.

India

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the gigantometrus swammerdami?

The gigantometrus swammerdami (Heterometrus swammerdami) is an arachnid in the order Scorpiones and the family Scorpionidae, genus Heterometrus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the gigantometrus swammerdami

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 in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Gigantometrus swammerdami (revision 1330777703), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1939901 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).