It is distributed widely across North Africa and the Middle East, including the western and southern Arabian Peninsula and southeastern Turkey.

[4] Members of Leiurus are generally moderately sized scorpions that show a typical buthid habitus with gracile pedipalp chelae and a slender metasoma.

The base color is generally yellow with brown to blackish areas extending over various parts of the animal, depending on species.

Most species live in semi-arid to arid regions, including the Sahara and Arabian deserts.

Due to their extreme toxicity, keeping these species is strictly recommended to only very experienced and/or professionally trained people.