Heterophrynus is a genus of whip spiders, also known as tailless whip scorpions (order Amblypygi), of the family Phrynidae, in the monotypic subfamily Heterophryninae.

Species: There are 17 species:

• Heterophrynus alces Pocock, 1902
• Heterophrynus armiger Pocock, 1902
• Heterophrynus awa Chirivi-Joya, Moreno-González & Fagua, 2020
• Heterophrynus batesii (Butler, 1873)
• Heterophrynus boterorum Giupponi & Kury, 2013
• Heterophrynus caribensis Armas, Torres-Contreras & Alvarez Garcia, 2015
• Heterophrynus cervinus Pocock, 1894
• Heterophrynus cheiracanthus (Gervais, 1842), type species
• Heterophrynus elaphus Pocock, 1903
• Heterophrynus gorgo (Wood, 1869)
• Heterophrynus guacharo de Armas, 2015
• Heterophrynus longicornis (Butler, 1873)
• Heterophrynus pumilio C.L. Koch, 1840
• Heterophrynus seriatus Mello-Leitão, 1940
• Heterophrynus silviae Giupponi & Kury, 2013
• Heterophrynus vesanicus Mello-Leitão, 1931
• Heterophrynus yarigui Alvarez Garcia, de Armas & Diaz Perez, 2015