Anyphops ngome

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Ngome Anyphops Flat Spider
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Selenopidae
Genus: Anyphops
Species:
A. ngome
Binomial name
Anyphops ngome

Anyphops ngome is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Ngome Anyphops flat spider.

Anyphops ngome occurs in two South African provinces: KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo. It has been recorded from Ithala Nature Reserve and Ngome State Forest in KwaZulu-Natal, and Vhembe Biosphere Hanglip State Forest in Limpopo at altitudes ranging from 839 to 1,558 m above sea level.[3]

Habitat and ecology

The species inhabits the Savanna biome and is a free-living cryptozoic nocturnal ground-dwelling spider. It has been sampled from the ground in both open and closed forests.[3]

Description

Conservation

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