Hadrurus question

SeanCasey · Hadrurus question

I posted this on Scorpion forum but figued it was a decent enough question to ask here as well.

What is the difference of the H. obscurus from the H. arizonensis?

I have only found a single document online that discusses any sort of difference:
THE TAXONOMY OF THE GENUS HADRURUS BASED ON CHELA TRICHOBOTHRIA
In this article the description of the H. obscurus chela trichobothria more closely matches that of the H. spadix instead of H. arizonensis.
However, that article is a pretty limited view. I also have been looking at some pictures and it looks like on the H. obscurus "mask" is forward of position of the typical H. arizonensis "mask" and is less clearly defined and more < shaped instead of ( shaped.
It also seems like the H. obscurus range could possibly overlap both H. arizonensis and H. spadix.

This leads to this question: Is it possible that the H. obscurus could possibly be a natural cross-breed between H. spadix and H. arizonensis?

Granted I am not an expert and am missing a lot of information, but it does sound like an interesting idea that I imagine to be possible based on my limited knowledge.

~Abyss~

Its....slightly possible. But from my experiance Hadrurus species are more likely to mate within the species. I highly doubt its a hybrid.