Anyphops montanus
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| Anyphops montanus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Selenopidae |
| Genus: | Anyphops |
| Species: | A. montanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anyphops montanus (Lawrence, 1940)[1] | |
Anyphops montanus is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2]> It is endemic to South Africa.
Anyphops montanus is endemic to the Western Cape Province. It has been recorded from Clanwilliam, Matroosberg, Great Winterhoek Mountains, and Hermanus at altitudes ranging from 78 to 980 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits the Fynbos and Nama Karoo biomes and is a free-living cryptozoic nocturnal ground-dwelling spider.[3]
