Damon variegatus is a species of whip spider, also known as the common whipspider (or African whip spider), in the family Phrynichidae. It is endemic to Southern Africa.[1][2]

Damon variegatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Amblypygi
Family: Phrynichidae
Genus: Damon
Species:
D. variegatus
Binomial name
Damon variegatus
(Perty, 1834)

Range

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It is found from the DRC and Tanzania down to South Africa and Namibia. In 2005, the population west of the Kalahari Desert (in Namibia and southern Angola) was moved to Damon sylviae.[1]

 

References

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  1. ^ a b Prendini, L (2005-09-01). "Systematics of the group of African whip spiders (Chelicerata: Amblypygi): Evidence from behaviour, morphology and DNA". Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 5 (3): 203–236. doi:10.1016/j.ode.2004.12.004.
  2. ^ "Common Whipspider (Damon variegatus)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-01-28.