Mastigoproctus Explained
Mastigoproctus is a genus of whip scorpions. Native to the tropical forest regions of northern South America, these whip scorpions can reach a length of up to and can weigh over . Despite popular belief, they are not venomous as, like all other whip scorpions, they do not possess venom glands.
Species
, the World Uropygi Catalog accepts the following twenty-fives species:[1]
- Mastigoproctus abeli Villarreal & Giupponi, 2009 – Venezuela
- Mastigoproctus annectens Werner, 1916 – Brazil
- Mastigoproctus ayalai Viquez & Armas, 2007 – Venezuela
- Mastigoproctus baracoensis Franganillo, 1931 – Cuba
- Mastigoproctus brasilianus (C. L. Koch, 1843) – Brazil
- Mastigoproctus butleri Pocock, 1894 – Brazil
- Mastigoproctus cinteotl Barrales-Alcalá, Francke & Prendini, 2018 – Mexico
- Mastigoproctus colombianus Mello-Leitão, 1940 – Colombia
- Mastigoproctus floridanus Lönnberg, 1897
- Mastigoproctus formidabilis Hirst, 1912 – Venezuela
- Mastigoproctus franckei Barrales-Alcalá & Francke, 2023
- Mastigoproctus giganteus (Lucas, 1835) – United States
- Mastigoproctus lacandonensis Ballesteros & Francke, 2006 – Mexico
- Mastigoproctus maximus (Tarnani, 1889) – Brazil
- Mastigoproctus mexicanus (Butler, 1872)
- Mastigoproctus minensis Mello-Leitão, 1931 – Brazil
- Mastigoproctus perditus Mello-Leitão, 1931 – Brazil
- Mastigoproctus proscorpio (Latreille, 1806) – Dominican Republic, Haiti, Martinique
- Mastigoproctus santiago Teruel, 2010 – Cuba
- Mastigoproctus scabrosus Pocock, 1902
- Mastigoproctus tohono Barrales-Alcalá, Francke & Prendini, 2018
- Mastigoproctus transoceanicus Lazell, 2000
- Mastigoproctus vandevenderi Barrales-Alcalá, Francke & Prendini, 2018 – Mexico
- Mastigoproctus xetame Barrales-Alcalá & Francke, 2023
- Mastigoproctus yalchanchak Barrales-Alcalá & Francke, 2023
Notes and References
- Web site: 2023 . Mastigoproctus Pocock, 1894 . 12 October 2023 . World Uropygi Catalog . Natural History Museum Bern.
