Paracharon
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| Paracharon | |
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| P. caecus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Amblypygi |
| Family: | Paracharontidae |
| Genus: | Paracharon Hansen, 1921 |
| Species: | P. caecus
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| Binomial name | |
| Paracharon caecus Hansen, 1921
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Paracharon is a genus of tailless whip scorpion. A single species, Paracharon caecus has been described. It is endemic to Guinea-Bissau in West Africa.[1] It is one of two living genera of the family Paracharontidae, alongside the South American Jorottui.[2] It is a troglobite having no eyes, with P. caecus found living in termite nests.[3][4]
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