Mastigoproctus
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| Mastigoproctus baracoensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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)
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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.
Species
[edit]As of October 2023[update], the World Uropygi Catalog accepts the following twenty-fives 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 floridanus Lönnberg, 1897
- Mastigoproctus formidabilis Hirst, 1912 – Venezuela
- Mastigoproctus franckei Barrales-Alcalá & Francke, 2023
- Mastigoproctus giganteus (Lucas, 1835) – United States
- Mastigoproctus lacandonensis Ballesteros & Francke, 2006 – Mexico
- Mastigoproctus maximus (Tarnani, 1889) – Brazil
- Mastigoproctus mexicanus (Butler, 1872)
- 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 scabrosus Pocock, 1902
- Mastigoproctus tohono Barrales-Alcalá, Francke & Prendini, 2018
- Mastigoproctus transoceanicus Lazell, 2000
- Mastigoproctus vandevenderi Barrales-Alcalá, Francke & Prendini, 2018 – Mexico
- Mastigoproctus xetame Barrales-Alcalá & Francke, 2023
- Mastigoproctus yalchanchak Barrales-Alcalá & Francke, 2023
References
[edit]- ^ "Mastigoproctus Pocock, 1894". World Uropygi Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
External links
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Media related to Mastigoproctus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Mastigoproctus at Wikispecies
