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Genus Opisthacanthus

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1 species

The creole scorpions: flattened, dark, humid-forest and crevice animals spread across Africa, Madagascar and the Americas, mild in venom and built for the moist end of the scorpion spectrum that desert defaults ignore.

They want sheltered, humid setups with bark and litter cover rather than sand and heat, keep communally in several species, and live long, sedentary lives at genuinely low risk. The genus belongs in the same practical tier as the flat rocks and wood scorpions: hands-off but low-stakes.

Supply is thin and split across three continents' export regimes, so availability is irregular and identification leans on origin. The genus trades quietly to keepers assembling the mild shelf, where its combination of humidity tolerance and communal habits fills a slot the famous forest giants leave open at smaller scale.

Species
1
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0
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$72
median market price
Entry Price
$58
Opisthacanthus rugiceps
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0 live listings · from $58 mkt $72