Its body reaches the length of 32 mm and is darkly pigmented, but is largely indistinguishable from closely related species with which it forms the »mingrelicus complex«.

[4] Alpiscorpius gamma inhabits humid habitats where it rests in crevices under tree bark, beneath rocks etc.

[1] The taxon was originally described as a subspecies of Euscorpius germanus based on samples collected in southwest Slovenia and eastern Italy.

The taxonomic status continued to be complicated due to frequent misidentification – the species can only be distinguished by microscopic morphological characters such as the distribution of sensory hairs on pedipalps, with the difference being apparent only after statistical analysis.

[2] Then, in 2000, taxonomists proved that specimens of Euscorpius germanus gamma can be clearly distinguished from related populations by molecular characters, so the subspecies was elevated to the species rank.