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Phrynidae

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Kingdom
  
Phylum
  
Rank
  
Family

Scientific name
  
Phrynidae

Higher classification
  
Euamblypygi

Order
  
Tailless whip scorpions

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Similar
  
Tailless whip scor, Phrynus, Heterophrynus, Paraphrynus, Phrynichidae

Phrynidae is a family of amblypygid arachnida arthropods also known as whip spiders and tailless whip scorpions. Phrynidae species are found in tropical and subtropical regions in North and South America. Some species are subterranean; all are nocturnal. At least some species of Phrynidae hold territories that they defend from other individuals.

Taxonomy

The following genera are recognised:

Phrynidae Blanchard, 1852
  • Acanthophrynus Kraepelin, 1899 (1 species)
  • Britopygus Dunlop & Martill, 2002 (1 species; Cretaceous)
  • Electrophrynus Petrunkevich, 1971 (1 species; Miocene)
  • Heterophrynus Pocock, 1894 (14 species)
  • Paraphrynus Moreno, 1940 (18 species)
  • Phrynus Lamarck, 1801 (28 species, Oligocene - Recent)
  • References

    Phrynidae Wikipedia


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