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Afrogarypus seychellesensis

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Afrogarypus seychellesensis

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Geogarypidae
Genus: Afrogarypus
Species:
A. seychellesensis
Binomial name
Afrogarypus seychellesensis
(Beier, 1940)

Afrogarypus seychellesensis is a species of pseudoscorpions that is endemic to Praslin in the Seychelles. It is only known from its type specimen, and has not been seen since. If it is still extant, it would be threatened by the habitat deterioration caused by invasive plants.

References

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  1. ^ Gerlach, J. (2014). "Afrogarypus seychellesensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T196533A2458938. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T196533A2458938.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.