Acanthophrynus

Acanthophrynus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Amblypygi
Family: Phrynidae
Genus: Acanthophrynus
Kraepelin, 1899
Species:
A. coronatus
Binomial name
Acanthophrynus coronatus
(Butler, 1873)
A. coronatus range by state
(range in Sonora is limited to the south of the state)

Acanthophrynus is a genus of tailless whipscorpion in the family Phrynidae containing a single species, Acanthophrynus coronatus.[1] This species is sometimes kept as a pet.[2]

  1. ^ Schramm, Frederic D; Valdez-Mondragón, Alejandro; Prendini, Lorenzo (2021). "Volcanism and palaeoclimate change drive diversification of the world's largest whip spider (Amblypygi)". Molecular Ecology. 30 (12): 2872–2890. Bibcode:2021MolEc..30.2872S. doi:10.1111/mec.15924. PMID 33881187.
  2. ^ de Armas, Luis F. (2006). "LOS AMBLIPÍGIDOS O TENDARAPOS DE MÉXICO (ARACHNIDA: AMBLYPYGI)" (PDF). Sea-Entomologia. Retrieved June 7, 2022.