''Ravilops'' is a genus of
thelyphonid whip scorpions, first described by Víquez and Armas in 2005. Both species are
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to the
Dominican Republic
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, on the
Caribbean
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island of
Hispaniola
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.
Species
, the World Uropygi Catalog accepts the following two species:
* ''
Ravilops kovariki''
Teruel, 2017 – Dominican Republic
* ''
Ravilops wetherbeei''
(Armas, 2002) – Dominican Republic
References
Arachnid genera
Uropygi
Arthropods of the Dominican Republic
Endemic fauna of Hispaniola
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