Tags: Arachnid.

The deathstalker (Leiurus quinquestriatus) is a species of scorpion a member of the Buthidae family. It is also known as Israeli yellow scorpion Palestine Yellow Scorpion Omdurman scorpion Israeli desert scorpion and numerous other colloquial names which generally originate from the commercial captive trade of the animal. To eliminate confusion especially with potentially dangerous species the scientific name is normally used to refer to them.

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