Heterophrynus

Heterophrynus is a genus of whip spiders, also known as tailless whip scorpions (order Amblypygi), of the family Phrynidae. It is mostly distributed in South America.

Heterophrynus
Indeterminate species of Heterophrynus from Ecuador
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Amblypygi
Family: Phrynidae
Subfamily: Heterophryninae
Genus: Heterophrynus
Pocock, 1894
Type species
Heterophrynus cheiracanthus
Gervais, 1842

Species
Heterophrynus alces, Kourou, French Guiana

There are 16 species:[1]

  • Heterophrynus alces Pocock, 1902
  • Heterophrynus armiger Pocock, 1902
  • Heterophrynus batesii Butler, 1873
  • Heterophrynus boterorum Giupponi & Kury, 2013
  • Heterophrynus caribensis Armas, Torres-Contreras & Alvarez Garcia, 2015
  • Heterophrynus cervinus Pocock, 1894
  • Heterophrynus cheiracanthus Gervais, 1842 (type species)
  • Heterophrynus elaphus Pocock, 1903
  • Heterophrynus gorgo Wood, 1869
  • Heterophrynus guacharo de Armas, 2015
  • Heterophrynus longicornis Butler, 1873
  • Heterophrynus pumilio C.L. Koch, 1840
  • Heterophrynus seriatus Mello-Leitão, 1940
  • Heterophrynus silviae Giupponi & Kury, 2013
  • Heterophrynus vesanicus Mello-Leitão, 1931
  • Heterophrynus yarigui Alvarez Garcia, de Armas & Diaz Perez, 2015
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References
  1. Bisby F.A.; Roskov Y.R.; Orrell T.M.; Nicolson D.; Paglinawan L.E.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.M.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
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