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title: "Tohono Vinegaroon"
description: "Mastigoproctus tohono — Insetos e aranhas. Mastigoproctus tohono, also known as the Tohono whipscorpion or Tohono vinegaroon, is a species of whip scorpions in the family Uropygi."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/tohono-vinegaroon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Tohono Vinegaroon

> Mastigoproctus tohono — Insetos e aranhas. Mastigoproctus tohono, also known as the Tohono whipscorpion or Tohono vinegaroon, is a species of whip scorpions in the family Uropygi.

- Scientific name: *Mastigoproctus tohono*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 981
- Wikidata: [Q55286928](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55286928)
- iNaturalist taxon: [633040](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/633040)

## Names

- en: Tohono Vinegaroon

## Countries with the most observations

US (860), MX (12)

## Summary

Mastigoproctus tohono, also known as the Tohono whipscorpion or Tohono vinegaroon, is a species of whip scorpions in the family Uropygi. Its native range is from northern Sonora in Mexico to southern Arizona and western New Mexico, with most sightings occurring in the Chiricahua and Huachuca Mountains of Cochise County, Arizona.

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

## Photo

![Tohono Vinegaroon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tohono-vinegaroon/medium.jpg)

Photo: North Ross · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/115829674

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/tohono-vinegaroon?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).