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-five species:
- Mastigoproctus abeli <small>Villarreal & Giupponi, 2009</small> â Venezuela
- Mastigoproctus annectens <small>Werner, 1916</small> â Brazil
- Mastigoproctus ayalai <small>Viquez & Armas, 2007</small> â Venezuela
- Mastigoproctus baracoensis <small>Franganillo, 1931</small> â Cuba
- Mastigoproctus brasilianus <small>(C. L. Koch, 1843)</small> â Brazil
- Mastigoproctus butleri <small>Pocock, 1894</small> â Brazil
- Mastigoproctus cinteotl <small>Barrales-Alcalá, Francke & Prendini, 2018</small> â Mexico
- Mastigoproctus colombianus <small>Mello-Leitão, 1940</small> â Colombia
- Mastigoproctus floridanus Lönnberg, 1897
- Mastigoproctus formidabilis <small>Hirst, 1912</small> â Venezuela
- Mastigoproctus franckei Barrales-Alcalá & Francke, 2023
- Mastigoproctus giganteus <small>(Lucas, 1835)</small> â United States
- Mastigoproctus lacandonensis <small>Ballesteros & Francke, 2006</small> â Mexico
- Mastigoproctus maximus <small>(Tarnani, 1889)</small> â Brazil
- Mastigoproctus mexicanus (Butler, 1872)
- Mastigoproctus minensis <small>Mello-Leitão, 1931</small> â Brazil
- Mastigoproctus perditus <small>Mello-Leitão, 1931</small> â Brazil
- Mastigoproctus proscorpio <small>(Latreille, 1806)</small> â Dominican Republic, Haiti, Martinique
- Mastigoproctus santiago <small>Teruel, 2010</small> â Cuba
- Mastigoproctus scabrosus Pocock, 1902
- Mastigoproctus tohono Barrales-Alcalá, Francke & Prendini, 2018
- Mastigoproctus transoceanicus Lazell, 2000 (junior synonym of Typopeltis cantonensis)
- Mastigoproctus vandevenderi <small>Barrales-Alcalá, Francke & Prendini, 2018</small> â Mexico
- Mastigoproctus xetame Barrales-Alcalá & Francke, 2023
- Mastigoproctus yalchanchak Barrales-Alcalá & Francke, 2023
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