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FIRST PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD AND MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF A TAILLESS WHIP SCORPION (SARAX CF. BENGALENSIS) FROM JHARKHAND, INDIA

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Prosenjit Sarkar
Shivam Thakur
Gauri Guria
Priyanka Paramanik
Padmabati Mahato
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Wildlife Researcher and Conservationist, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India.
DOI: 10.55041/ijsmt.v2i10.086
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Tailless whip scorpions (Arachnida: Amblypygi) are not well known in India in eastern India. The current study reports two observations of an amblypygid that is thought to be Sarax cf. Bengalensis from Jamshedpur, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India. The first observation was made on 31 July 2026 at Ramnagar, Uliyan, Jamshedpur (22.813585°N 86.159012°E). The second observation was made on 16 September 2026. The individuals were recorded in their environment using photos and videos. Based on the outside look including the flat body from top to bottom round front part, big spiny legs long first pair of legs that look like antennae and the way the body is shaped the creatures were placed in the group called Sarax and compared with Sarax bengalensis. The exact species is not certain because some features needed for a real identification were not visible in the photos. A study of the sizes was done using the pictures to check how big the front part. The back part are compared to the whole-body length. The actual body length of the creature in the picture was 7.0 mm and other sizes were guessed from the picture. The fact that they were seen twice seven weeks apart shows that Sarax cf. Bengalensis is in the Jamshedpur city area. It is important to note that the 2025 Zoological Survey of India list does not show any Amblypygi species, from Jharkhand.

 

 
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Amblypygi; Sarax bengalensis; photographic record; morphometrics; Jamshedpur; Jharkhand
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Oct 24 2026
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Sarkar, P., Thakur, S., Guria, G., Paramanik, P. & Mahato, P. (2026). First Photographic Record and Morphometric Analysis of a Tailless Whip Scorpion (Sarax cf. bengalensis) from Jharkhand, India. International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology, 02(10), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i10.086

Sarkar, Prosenjit, et al.. "First Photographic Record and Morphometric Analysis of a Tailless Whip Scorpion (Sarax cf. bengalensis) from Jharkhand, India." International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology, vol. 02, no. 10, 2026, pp. 1-9. doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i10.086.

Sarkar, Prosenjit,Shivam Thakur,Gauri Guria,Priyanka Paramanik, and Padmabati Mahato. "First Photographic Record and Morphometric Analysis of a Tailless Whip Scorpion (Sarax cf. bengalensis) from Jharkhand, India." International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology 02, no. 10 (2026): 1-9. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i10.086.

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