Heterophrynus
Heterophrynus is a genus of whip spiders, also known as tailless whip scorpions (order Amblypygi), of the family Phrynidae. It is mostly distributed in South America.
| Heterophrynus | |
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| Indeterminate species of Heterophrynus from Ecuador | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata | 
| Class: | Arachnida | 
| Order: | Amblypygi | 
| Family: | Phrynidae | 
| Subfamily: | Heterophryninae | 
| Genus: | Heterophrynus Pocock, 1894  | 
| Type species | |
| Heterophrynus cheiracanthus Gervais, 1842  | |
Species
    

There are 16 species:[1]
- Heterophrynus alces Pocock, 1902
 - Heterophrynus armiger Pocock, 1902
 - 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 (type species)
 - 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
    
- Bisby F.A.; Roskov Y.R.; Orrell T.M.; Nicolson D.; Paglinawan L.E.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.M.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
 
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