Check List 10(2): 457-460, doi: 10.15560/10.2.457
Heterophrynus armiger Pocock, 1902 (Amblypygi: Phrynidae): First record from Colombia, with notes on its historic distribution records and natural history
Carlos Víquez‡, Daniel Chirivi§, Jairo A. Moreno-González|, James A. Christensen¶‡ Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, Costa Rica§ Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia| Universidad del Valle, Colombia¶ Minden Pictures/Foto Natura, United States of America
Corresponding author: Carlos Víquez ( cviquez@inbio.ac.cr ) © 2017 Carlos Víquez, Daniel Chirivi, Jairo Moreno-González, James Christensen. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Citation:
Viquez C, Moreno-González J, Chirivi D, Christensen J (2014) Heterophrynus armiger Pocock, 1902 (Amblypygi: Phrynidae): First record from Colombia, with notes on its historic distribution records and natural history. Check List 10(2): 457-460. https://doi.org/10.15560/10.2.457 |  |
Abstract
The phrynid whip spider Heterophrynus armiger is herein cited for the first time from a precise locality in Colombia. Additional data on its natural history are provided. This species has been found in disturbed and preserved forest areas of Isla Gorgona, an island located at the northwest coast of Colombia.
Keywords
Phrynidae; whip spidar; Heterphrynus armiger; distibution; Colombia; Isla Gorgona