Scorpions of Turkey
There are 17 species of scorpions living in Turkey, belonging to 4 families.

Below is some basic information on these species and how to keep them in captivity.

Buthidae:
- Androctonus crassicauda
- Compsobuthus matthiesseni

- Compsobuthus schmiedeknechti

- Buthacus macrocentrus

- Mesobuthus gibbosus
- Mesobuthus eupeus
- Mesobuthus nigrocintus
- Mesobuthus caucasicus
- Leiurus quinquistriatus
- Hottentotta saulcyi

Euscorpiidae:
- Euscorpius italicus
- Euscorpius carpathicus
- Euscorpius mingrelicus
- Euscorpius tergestinus

Iuridae:
- Calchas nordmanni
- Iurus asiaticus

Scorpionidae:
- Scorpio maurus

Special thanks for their contribution:
O. Ozkan
E.A. Yagmur
H. Koc
Doc. Dr. A. Karatas
B. Beer

Leiurus quinquistriatus with slings

UV light illuminated scorpion

Some Useful Scorpion Links:
Scorpions in Turkey by A.&A. Karatas (in Turkish only)
Scorpions Pictures by Jan Ove Rein
Scorpions Caresheets by Anthony (in French)
Mes Scorpions by Patrick
Scorpion Fauna by Eric Ythier
Venomlist - Scorpions Forum
Some newspaper articles about scorpion envenomations in Turkey (in Turkish)
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