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Taxonomy of Order
Amblypygi
Thorell, 1883
Amblypygids, Tail-less whip scorpions, tailless whip scorpions, Tailless Whipscorpions, whip scorpions, whip spider, Whip spiders, Whip-spiders
Class
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
1342
20133
198818
Families
Genera
Species
Subclass
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
1080
16061
173944
Families
Genera
Species
Infraclass
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
282
7084
82599
Families
Genera
Species
Order
Amblypygi
Thorell, 1883
Amblypygids, Tail-less whip scorpions, Whip scorpions
11
55
457
Families
Genera
Species
Subnodes of
Amblypygi
Thorell, 1883
Suborder
Euamblypygi
Weygoldt, 1996
5
46
445
Families
Genera
Species
Suborder
Paleoamblypygi
Weygoldt, 1996
1
6
10
Family
Genera
Species
Family
Admetidae
Pocock, 1899
⇒ Phrynidae
0
0
Genera
Species
Family
Electrophrynidae
Petrunkevitch, 1971
0
0
Genera
Species
Family
Electrophyrinidae
♰
Petrunkevitch, 1971
⇒ Phrynidae
0
0
Genera
Species
Family
Tarantulidae
Leach, 1814
1
0
Genus
Species
Family
Weygoldtinidae
♰
Dunlop, 2018
1
2
Genus
Species
Genus
Telyphrynus
Petrunkevitch, 1913
0
Species
Synonyms
Amblypigi
(Arnold, 1925)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of
Amblypygi
German
Geißelspinnen
English
Amblypygids, Tail-less whip scorpions, Tailless whip scorpions, Tailless Whipscorpions, Whip scorpions, Whip spider, Whip spiders, Whip-spiders
Dutch
Zweepspinnen
Finnish
Skorpionilukit
French
Amblypyges, Phrynes
Portuguese
Amblipígio
Distribution and Species lists of Amblypygi
Thorell, 1883
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Afghanistan
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Algeria
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Angola
2 Families 4 Genera 6 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Argentina
0 Families 0 Genera 0 Species
Australia
1 Families 3 Genera 19 Species
Austria
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Bahamas
1 Families 2 Genera 4 Species
Bangladesh
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Barbados
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Belgium
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Belize
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Benin
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Bolivia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Botswana
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Brazil
3 Families 6 Genera 38 Species
Cambodia
2 Families 3 Genera 4 Species
Cameroon
1 Families 4 Genera 6 Species
Canada
3 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
Cape Verde
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Chile
0 Families 0 Genera 0 Species
China
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Colombia
2 Families 5 Genera 17 Species
Costa Rica
1 Families 2 Genera 5 Species
Cuba
2 Families 3 Genera 24 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 Families 3 Genera 5 Species
Djibouti
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Dominica
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Dominican Republic
2 Families 3 Genera 10 Species
Ecuador
2 Families 4 Genera 6 Species
Egypt
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
El Salvador
1 Families 3 Genera 2 Species
Equatorial Guinea
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Eritrea
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Ethiopia
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Fiji
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
France
2 Families 2 Genera 4 Species
Gabon
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Gambia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Germany
3 Families 3 Genera 2 Species
Ghana
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Greece
3 Families 4 Genera 5 Species
Grenada
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Guatemala
1 Families 2 Genera 7 Species
Guinea
3 Families 3 Genera 4 Species
Guinea-Bissau
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Guyana
2 Families 3 Genera 6 Species
Haiti
1 Families 2 Genera 7 Species
Honduras
1 Families 2 Genera 4 Species
Iceland
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
India
4 Families 5 Genera 10 Species
Indonesia
2 Families 6 Genera 18 Species
Iran
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Israel
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Italy
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Ivory Coast
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Jamaica
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Kenya
2 Families 4 Genera 7 Species
Laos
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Liberia
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Madagascar
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Malawi
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Malaysia
3 Families 5 Genera 12 Species
Mali
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Mauritius
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Mexico
2 Families 8 Genera 26 Species
Micronesia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Mongolia
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Morocco
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Mozambique
1 Families 2 Genera 4 Species
Myanmar
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Namibia
1 Families 3 Genera 5 Species
Netherlands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Nicaragua
1 Families 2 Genera 4 Species
Niger
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Nigeria
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Oman
2 Families 2 Genera 4 Species
Pakistan
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Palau
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Panama
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Papua New Guinea
2 Families 4 Genera 8 Species
Peru
3 Families 5 Genera 7 Species
Philippines
2 Families 3 Genera 4 Species
Portugal
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Republic South Africa
2 Families 5 Genera 7 Species
Rwanda
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Saint Lucia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Samoa
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Saudi Arabia
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Senegal
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Seychelles
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Sierra Leone
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Singapore
1 Families 2 Genera 4 Species
Solomon Islands
2 Families 5 Genera 6 Species
Somalia
2 Families 3 Genera 6 Species
Spain
2 Families 3 Genera 4 Species
Sri Lanka
2 Families 2 Genera 4 Species
Sudan
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Suriname
2 Families 2 Genera 5 Species
Sweden
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Switzerland
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Taiwan
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Tanzania
3 Families 6 Genera 12 Species
Thailand
2 Families 2 Genera 4 Species
Togo
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
2 Families 4 Genera 7 Species
Turkey
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
United Kingdom
3 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
USA
4 Families 8 Genera 14 Species
Vanuatu
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Venezuela
2 Families 3 Genera 12 Species
Vietnam
2 Families 4 Genera 6 Species
Yemen
2 Families 3 Genera 6 Species
Zambia
1 Family 1 Genus 3 Species
Zimbabwe
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Distribution on islands
Islands of Chile
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Langkawi
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Macaronesia
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Links, sources and further information
Amblypygi at
museum.wa.gov.au
Amblypygi at
biodiversity.org.au
Amblypygi at
gbif.org
Amblypygi at
itis.gov