Context

During a wildlife expedition in the Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand, a team of researchers made a remarkable discovery- a previously unknown species of scorpion.

About

• This new species belongs to the subgenus Euscopiops and has been named Euscorpiops Krachan after the national park in Thailand, where it was found.
• The new species presents most features exhibited by scorpions of the subgenus Euscorpiops. 
• They are 'very small in comparison to most other species of the subgenus'.
• They are brownish in colour; however, females are darker than males. They also have eight eyes and eight legs.