''Heterophrynus'' is a

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of whip spiders, also known as tailless whip scorpions (

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Amblypygi Amblypygi is an order of arachnids also known as whip-spiders or tailless whip-scorpions, not to be confused with whip-scorpions or vinegaroons that belong to the related order Thelyphonida. The name "amblypygid" means "blunt tail", a referen ...

), of the

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Phrynidae Phrynidae is a Family (biology), family of amblypygid chelicerata, arachnida arthropods also known as whip spiders and tailless whip scorpions. Phrynidae species are found in tropics, tropical and subtropics, subtropical regions in North and Sout ...

, in the

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subfamily Heterophryninae.

Species

There are 17 species: *''Heterophrynus alces'' Pocock, 1902 *''Heterophrynus armiger'' Pocock, 1902 *''Heterophrynus awa'' Chirivi-Joya, Moreno-González & Fagua, 2020 *''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),

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*''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

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2208797 Amblypygi Cave arachnids