Heterophrynus

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

Heterophrynus is a genus of whip spiders, also known as tailless whip scorpions (order Amblypygi), of the family Phrynidae, in the monotypic subfamily Heterophryninae.[1]

Species[edit]

Heterophrynus alces, Kourou, French Guiana

There are 17 species:[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Heterophrynus Pocock, 1894". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 23 April 2023.