Whipscorpion locality and availability

[Stickytoe]

Hi All-

I was wondering if there are any whipscorpions native to Borneo/Malaysia. If so what are the scientific names and are they readily available to hobbyists?

thanks in advance!

[chuckpowell]

This one was imported from Malayasia. No idea what species it is, or even what genus. Any help there would be apprciated.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/chuckpowell/MalaysianVinegaroon15lr.jpg

[Jeremy Huff]

The Malaysian one is likely a Thelyphonus sp. I have seen others which were Thelyphonus in recent shipments. As for Borneo, there are Tetrabalius borneensis, Tetrabalius nasutus, Thelyphonus borneensis, Thelyphonus grandis, and Thelyphonus linganus. There are a few others in Sarawak. To my knowledge none of them are available in the pet trade.

Jeremy