Afrogarypus seychellesensis

Afrogarypus seychellesensis
Conservation status
	; Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Subclass:	Dromopoda
Order:	Pseudoscorpionida
Infraorder:	Panctenata
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

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

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