Ancylotrypa zuluensis
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| Zululand 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. zuluensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ancylotrypa zuluensis (Lawrence, 1937) | |
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Ancylotrypa zuluensis, commonly known as the Zululand wafer-lid trapdoor spider, is a species of spider of the genus Ancylotrypa. It is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.[1]
Ancylotrypa zuluensis is a KwaZulu-Natal endemic described from Hluhluwe Game Reserve. It has been recorded from Hluhluwe Game Reserve, Richards Bay, and Sodwana Bay National Park, at elevations between 29 and 119 meters above sea level.[2]