---
title: "Baja whipspider"
description: "Acanthophrynus coronatus — Owady i pająki. Acanthophrynus is a genus of tailless whipscorpion in the family Phrynidae containing a single species, Acanthophrynus coronatus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/baja-whipspider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Baja whipspider

> Acanthophrynus coronatus — Owady i pająki. Acanthophrynus is a genus of tailless whipscorpion in the family Phrynidae containing a single species, Acanthophrynus coronatus.

- Scientific name: *Acanthophrynus coronatus*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 754
- Wikidata: [Q2822575](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2822575)
- iNaturalist taxon: [202501](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/202501)

## Names

- en: Baja whipspider
- es: Madre alacrana

## Countries with the most observations

MX (577)

## Summary

Acanthophrynus is a genus of tailless whipscorpion in the family Phrynidae containing a single species, Acanthophrynus coronatus. This species is sometimes kept as a pet.

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

## Photo

![Baja whipspider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/baja-whipspider/medium.jpg)

Photo: adel-fridus · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/310543178

## Machine access

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