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Phrynidae

Synonyms: Admetidae (pro parte); Electrophrynidae; Electrophyrinidae

Wikipedia Abstract

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.
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Genus

Acanthophrynus (1)
Britopygus (1)
Electrophrynus (1)
Heterophrynus (Tailless whip scorpion) (19)
Paraphrynus (Arizona tailless whip scorpion) (22)
Phrynus (62)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0