''Paracharon'' is a genus of tailless whip scorpion. A single species, ''Paracharon caecus'' has been described. It is endemic to

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It borders Senegal to Guinea-Bissau–Senegal border, its north and Guinea to Guinea–Guinea-Bissau b ...

in West Africa. It is one of two living genera of the family

Paracharontidae Paracharontidae is an arachnid family within the order Amblypygi (tailless whip scorpions). Paracharontidae and the extinct Weygoldtinidae from the Carboniferous form the suborder Paleoamblypygi, the sister group to the remaining Amblypygi. The ...

, alongside the South American '' Jorottui''. It is a

troglobite A troglobite (or, formally, troglobiont) is an animal species, or population of a species, strictly bound to underground habitats, such as caves. These are separate from species that mainly live in above-ground habitats but are also able to live u ...

having no eyes, with ''P. caecus'' found living in termite nests.

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Amblypygi Monotypic arachnid genera Scorpions of Africa Animals described in 1921 {{Arachnid-stub