Family: Buthidae.

Genus and species: Centruroides vittatus. (Say,1821)

Vernacular name: Texas Bark Scorpion.

Origin: South of the United States, Texas, Mexique.

Size: From 3 in.

Terrarium: A arboricole semi desert terrarium of 10 gallons is very well for several specimens. The terrarium will have a substrate made up of sand and peat 50/50, barks of trees,is a  climber, decorated with few stones.

Temperature: A temperature of 83° to 88° F the day and of 70° to 75° F for the evening.

Moisture: Moisture must be 50 A 60 %, a bowl of water will be in.

Food: They eats invertebrates, crickets, meal worms, cockroaches, larvae of coleopters, spiders, small lizards. They are cannibalism if they misses food.

Sociability: The cohabitation is current thing expensive this species.

Toxicity of venom: The sting is painful and this locates has 2 on a scale of 5.