Ancylotrypa vryheidensis
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| Vryheid wafer-lid trapdoor spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Cyrtaucheniidae |
| Genus: | Ancylotrypa |
| Species: | A. vryheidensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ancylotrypa vryheidensis (Hewitt, 1915) | |
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Ancylotrypa vryheidensis, commonly known as the Vryheid wafer-lid trapdoor spider, is a species of spider of the genus Ancylotrypa. It is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.[1]
Ancylotrypa vryheidensis is a KwaZulu-Natal endemic described from Vryheid. It has been recorded from Vryheid, Ndumo Game Reserve, Ngome State Forest, and Tembe Elephant Park, at elevations between 47 and 1154 meters above sea level. The species was abundant (>300 individuals) in Ngome State Forest.[2]
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