The common whip spider, Damon variegatus, also called the African whip spider, is a species of tailless whip scorpion in the order Amblypygi, endemic to southern Africa, found from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania south to South Africa and Namibia. A 2005 taxonomic revision split off populations west of the Kalahari Desert in Namibia and southern Angola as a separate species, Damon sylviae. Detailed description of its appearance, size and behavior is not covered in the readily available literature beyond its classification and range, a gap this description does not attempt to fill with invented detail.
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Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Damon variegatus
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Source Damon variegatus (Wikipedia)Distribution: AfricaQuote, Distribution: Africa
It is endemic to Southern Africa.
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1. Damon variegatus (Wikipedia)
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Damon variegatus is a species of whipspider, also known as the common whipspider (or African whip spider), in the family Phrynichidae.
2. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Damon variegatus
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"canonicalName": "Damon variegatus"
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