Mastigoproctus
Mastigoproctus is a genus of whip scorpions. Native to the tropical forest regions of northern South America, these whip scorpions can reach a length of up to 9 centimetres (3.5 in) and can weigh over 30 grams (1.1 oz). Despite popular belief, they are not venomous as, like all other whip scorpions, they do not possess venom glands.
| Mastigoproctus | |
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| Mastigoproctus baracoensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Clade: | Tetrapulmonata |
| Order: | Uropygi |
| Family: | Thelyphonidae |
| Subfamily: | Mastigoproctinae |
| Genus: | Mastigoproctus Pocock, 1894 |
| Type species | |
| Mastigoproctus giganteus (Lucas, 1835) | |
| Species | |
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17, see text | |
Species
As of October 2022, the World Uropygi Catalog accepts the following seventeen species:[1]
- Mastigoproctus abeli Villarreal & Giupponi, 2009 – Venezuela
- Mastigoproctus annectens Werner, 1916 – Brazil
- Mastigoproctus ayalai Viquez & Armas, 2007 – Venezuela
- Mastigoproctus baracoensis Franganillo, 1931 – Cuba
- Mastigoproctus brasilianus (C. L. Koch, 1843) – Brazil
- Mastigoproctus butleri Pocock, 1894 – Brazil
- Mastigoproctus cinteotl Barrales-Alcalá, Francke & Prendini, 2018 – Mexico
- Mastigoproctus colombianus Mello-Leitão, 1940 – Colombia
- Mastigoproctus formidabilis Hirst, 1912 – Venezuela
- Mastigoproctus giganteus (Lucas, 1835) – United States
- Mastigoproctus lacandonensis Ballesteros & Francke, 2006 – Mexico
- Mastigoproctus maximus (Tarnani, 1889) – Brazil
- Mastigoproctus minensis Mello-Leitão, 1931 – Brazil
- Mastigoproctus perditus Mello-Leitão, 1931 – Brazil
- Mastigoproctus proscorpio (Latreille, 1806) – Dominican Republic, Haiti, Martinique
- Mastigoproctus santiago Teruel, 2010 – Cuba
- Mastigoproctus vandevenderi Barrales-Alcalá, Francke & Prendini, 2018 – Mexico
References
- "Mastigoproctus Pocock, 1894". World Uropygi Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
External links
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Data related to Mastigoproctus at Wikispecies
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