Uroproctus is a monotypic genus of Thelyphonid whip scorpions, first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1894.[1] Its single species, Uroproctus assamensis is distributed in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India and Nepal.[2]

Uroproctus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Uropygi
Family: Thelyphonidae
Genus: Uroproctus
Pocock, 1894
Species:
U. assamensis
Binomial name
Uroproctus assamensis
(Stoliczka, 1869)

References

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  1. ^ Pocock, Reginald Innes (1894). "Notes on the Thelyphonidae contained in the collection of the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 14 (80): 120–134. doi:10.1080/00222939408677779.
  2. ^ "Uroproctus Pocock, 1894". World Uropygi Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.