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Emperor scorpion

Length

up to 20 cm (large adults can reach about 20 cm)

Weight

up to 30 g (adults up to about 30 g; pregnant females can weigh more than 50 g)

Lifespan in the wild

5 to 8 years (in captivity; probably shorter in the wild)

Lives in

Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Togo, Sierra Leone and DR Congo