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Phrynus operculatus
Phrynus operculatus is a species of tailless whipscorpion in the family Phrynidae.
From the article Phrynus operculatus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This species is of medium size, measuring 18–22 mm in total length. It is of chestnut color, slightly reddish on the carapace and the pedipalps; the front area is moderately narrow, with the front edge gently bilobed. The basal segment of the chelicerae has an external tooth. Pedipalps have four anterior spines in the trochanter. In the female, the gonopods appear with the sclerite relatively short, wide in the base and with the apex narrow and curved towards the ventral surface.
Range & habitat
This species is found in Mexico in the states of Nuevo León, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Guanajuato, Colima, Michoacán, Guerrero, Morelos, Oaxaca and Chiapas. A population in Texas is now considered a new species, Phrynus abstrusus, based on separation from the Mexican population and several physical differences.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 297128.