Mastigoproctus

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