Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Opisthacanthus: * '' Opisthacanthus africanus'' Simon, 1876 * '' Opisthacanthus ambanja'' Lourenço, 2014 * '' Opisthacanthus andohahela'' Lourenço, 2014 * '' Opisthacanthus antsiranana'' Lourenço, 2014 * '' Opisthacanthus asper'' (Peters, 1861) * '' Opisthacanthus autanensis'' Gonzalez-Sponga, 2004 * '' Opisthacanthus basutus'' Lawrence, 1955) * '' Opisthacanthus borboremai'' Lourenço & Fe, 2003 * '' Opisthacanthus brevicauda'' Rojas-Runjaic, Borges & Armas, 2008 * '' Opisthacanthus capensis'' Thorell, 1876 * '' Opisthacanthus cayaporum'' Vellard, 1932 * '' Opisthacanthus daraisensis'' Lourenço, 2006 * '' Opisthacanthus diremptus'' (Karsch, 1879) * '' Opisthacanthus elatus'' (Gervais, 1843) * '' Opisthacanthus faillei'' Lourenço & Wilme, 2019 * '' Opisthacanthus heurtaultae'' Lourenço, 1980 * '' Opisthacanthus laevipes'' (Pocock, 1893) * '' Opisthacanthus lamorali'' Lourenço, 1981 * '' Opisthacanthus lavasoa'' Lourenço, Wilme & Waeber, 2016 * '' Opisthacanthus lecomtei'' (Lucas, 1858) * '' Opisthacanthus lepturus'' (Beauvois, 1805) * '' Opisthacanthus lourencoi'' Ythier, 2022 * '' Opisthacanthus lucienneae'' Lourenço, 2006 * '' Opisthacanthus maculatus'' Lourenço, 2006 * '' Opisthacanthus madagascariensis'' Kraepelin, 1894 * '' Opisthacanthus milloti'' Lourenço & Goodman, 2008 * '' Opisthacanthus pauliani'' Lourenço & Goodman, 2008 * '' Opisthacanthus piceus'' Lourenço, 2006 * '' Opisthacanthus piscatorius'' Lawrence, 1955 * '' Opisthacanthus rugiceps'' Pocock, 1897 * '' Opisthacanthus rugulosus'' Pocock, 1896 * '' Opisthacanthus surinamensis'' Lourenço, 2017 * '' Opisthacanthus titanus'' Lourenço, Wilme & Waeber 2018 * '' Opisthacanthus valerioi'' Lourenço, 1980 * '' Opisthacanthus validus'' (Thorell, 1876 * '' Opisthacanthus weyrauchi'' Mello-Leitão, 1948Current systematics
Subgenus ''Opisthacanthus'' Peters, 1861References
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