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title: "Common Whipspider"
description: "Damon variegatus — Insects & spiders. Damon variegatus is a species of whipspider, also known as the common whipspider (or African whip spider), in the family Phrynichidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/common-whipspider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Whipspider

> Damon variegatus — Insects & spiders. Damon variegatus is a species of whipspider, also known as the common whipspider (or African whip spider), in the family Phrynichidae.

- Scientific name: *Damon variegatus*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 479
- Wikidata: [Q2257051](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2257051)
- iNaturalist taxon: [473813](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/473813)

## Names

- en: Common Whipspider

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (284), ZW (40), MZ (19), BW (10), SZ (4)

## Summary

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

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damon_variegatus

## Photo

![Common Whipspider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-whipspider/medium.jpg)

Photo: rosshawkins · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/156209266

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-whipspider?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).