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Mastigoproctus giganteus

(Lucas, 1835)

Giant Vinegaroon

GNRUnranked Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1179810

Element CodeILARA88010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumArthropoda

ClassArachnida

OrderUropygi

FamilyThelyphonidae

GenusMastigoproctus

Concept Reference

Barrales-Alcalá, D., O. F. Francke, and L. Prendini. 2018. Systematic revision of the giant vinegaroons of the Mastigoproctus giganteus complex (Thelyphonida: Thelyphonidae) of North America. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 418:1-62.

Taxonomic Comments

Orig. Comb: Thelyphonus giganteus Lucas, 1835

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Roadless Areas (5)

New Mexico (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Contiguous To Black & Aldo Leopold Wilderness	Gila National Forest	111,883
Meadow Creek	Gila National Forest	34,167
Ortega Peak	Lincoln National Forest	11,545
Ryan Hill	Cibola National Forest	34,201
South Guadalupe Mountains	Lincoln National Forest	20,930

References (1)

Barrales-Alcalá, D., O. F. Francke, and L. Prendini. 2018. Systematic revision of the giant vinegaroons of the <i>Mastigoproctus giganteus</i> complex (Thelyphonida: Thelyphonidae) of North America. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 418:1-62.