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Dwarf wood / bark scorpion (Liocheles)

Liocheles australasiaeแมงป่องเปลือกไม้ก้ามแบน

Part of this is not on the page we cite. We opened it on 10 Aug 2026 and some of the degrees above are not stated there. The values above may still be right, but we cannot show you where they came from, and nobody here has checked them against a second source. Anything about a sick animal goes to a qualified exotic vet, not to a page. journal.nsm.or.th

Photograph: Cheongweei Gan · CC BY

Photographed by an observer on iNaturalist and published under a Creative Commons licence; the photographer and the licence are named under the image. It is not an animal of ours, and no animal was handled by us to produce it.

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Day

Drag the sun. Dwarf wood / bark scorpion (Liocheles) is nocturnal, so what it is doing changes with the light.

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Temperature25–30 °C
Humidity75–90 %
Enclosure15×15×15
Diet7 days

The numbers

Temperature

152025303540 °C
25–30°Ambient

One ambient band, 25–30°C. This sheet states no warm side, no cool side and no night figure, so none are shown. Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.

The sheet states25-30°C

Humidity

75–90%Target RH

The sheet states75-90%

Identity

Adult size

1.75 m3–4 cm
1520100400 cm
3–4 cmNose to tail, adult

The size the sheet states for a grown animal.

Why

Two drawings, because they answer two questions. The silhouette is at true scale against a 1.75 m person: it says how big this animal actually is, which no number does for someone who has never seen one. The bar under it is logarithmic and shared by every sheet here, so a 2 cm isopod and a 4 m python both stay readable on the same axis and two species can be compared at a glance.

Order / Family
Scorpiones
Origin
IUCN / CITES
IUCN not assessed; CITES not yet in our data
Difficulty
Beginner–Intermediate
Commonality
Common Thai native; niche in trade
Adult size
3-4 cm; flat, dark brown
Lifespan
3-5 years
Growth rate
Medium
Activity & niche
Nocturnal, lives flat under bark/logs in humid forest
Temperament
Very shy, non-aggressive
Venom / defense
Very LOW venom (harmless-level); shy: handling low-risk but delicate

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

substrateclimbing branchwarm hidewater75–90 % RH15 cm15 cm
warm hideclimbing branchwatersubstrate
50100150200 cm
15 × 15 × 15 cmWidth × depth × height
2dm² of floor
Warm side: not in our dataUVB: not in our data

Drawn from the stated numbers. Only what the sheet states is drawn inside.

Why

The rectangle carries the exact width-to-height ratio of the figures above it, and the ruler under it places that width on the 0–250 cm scale every sheet here shares, so two species still compare at a glance. Nothing is added that the sheet does not name: a lamp drawn on a sheet that never mentions one would be invented equipment. What the sheet leaves out is listed rather than left blank, because an empty tank reads as « none needed ».

The sheet states15x15x15 cm for one adult

Temperature
25-30°C
Humidity
75-90%
Min. enclosure
15x15x15 cm for one adult
Substrate
5-8 cm moist coco with bark & leaf litter
Hides / decor / water
Flat bark hides, leaf litter, moss, water film

What your climate adds

This sheet states a range to hold. Your local climate decides how much work holding it is. Pick the nearest city: nothing is sent anywhere, the choice stays in this browser.

Diet

Feeding rhythm

every 7 dAs the sheet states
4Meals in 28 days

Twenty-eight days, one row. Each band is a meal window.

Why

The windows widen as they go because the interval is a range: four meals after a 10–14 day cycle land anywhere between day 40 and day 56.

The sheet statesSmall crickets, flightless flies, roach nymphs · 1-2 small items weekly

Staple food
Small crickets, flightless flies, roach nymphs
Feeding frequency
1-2 small items weekly
Supplements
Not required

Behaviour and handling

HandlingLow-risk but discouraged; tiny and delicate
CommunalTolerates communal living; parthenogenetic colonies possible
Defense / stress signsFreezes flat, flees under bark

Reproduction

Life course

Day 0Hatch
3–5 yrLifespan in care
3 yrMinimum commitment
Sexual maturityNot in our data

Read from the lifespan and maturity the sheet states, for animals in care and not in the wild.

Why

The minimum commitment is the low end of that lifespan, and the reproductive window is what is left after maturity: both are subtractions on stated figures, not figures of their own.

Reproduction
Viviparous AND parthenogenetic: lone females can produce young on the back

Common health problems

Common health issues
SignsDehydration; otherwise very hardy
Red flags / quarantine
SignsQT wild-caught; keep humid

Good to know

  • Reproduces by parthenogenesis: a single female can start a colony without a mate
  • Reproduces by parthenogenesis — a single female can start a colony without a mate

What it needs

Enclosure at least 15 × 15 × 15 cmbecause enclosure — 15x15x15 cm for one adult
A thermometerbecause temp — 25-30°C
A hygrometerbecause humidity — 75-90%

Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation.

Sources

journal.nsm.or.then.wikipedia.org

Others in this group

Emperor scorpionPandinus imperatorMalayan / Asian forest scorpionHeterometrus spiniferDesert hairy scorpionHadrurus arizonensisLaotian / Vietnamese giant forest scorpionHeterometrus laoticusDeathstalkerLeiurus quinquestriatusYellow fat-tailed scorpion (australis)Androctonus australisArizona bark scorpionCentruroides sculpturatusGiant forest scorpion (longimanus)Heterometrus longimanus

What this sheet states

100%
TemperatureHumidityEnclosure sizeActivityOriginDietSourcesUVB

Every field this product runs on is stated here. That is not a claim that the values are right: it says what the sheet states, not whether it is true. Whether a human has read it is the badge at the top of this page.

UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 421 of 678 sheets, and on most of them that is not a gap, since a nocturnal snake's sheet has no reason to state a UV index. Counting it would call the library incomplete without cause.