Oxyopes tuberculatus

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Humpback Lynx Spider
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Oxyopidae
Genus: Oxyopes
Species:
O. tuberculatus
Binomial name
Oxyopes tuberculatus
Lessert, 1915[1]

Oxyopes tuberculatus is a species of spider in the family Oxyopidae.[2] It is commonly known as the humpback lynx spider.[3]

Oxyopes tuberculatus occurs in Tanzania, Eswatini, and South Africa.[2] In South Africa, the species has been recorded from three provinces.[3]

Habitat and ecology

The species is found in grassy areas across both Grassland and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 93 to 1,310 m above sea level.[3] It appears to be well-adapted to the grassland environments characteristic of these biome types.

Description

Conservation

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