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Mastigoproctus

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Mastigoproctus
Mastigoproctus baracoensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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)
Species

25, see text

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

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As of October 2023, the World Uropygi Catalog accepts the following twenty-fives species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Mastigoproctus Pocock, 1894". World Uropygi Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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