Ancylotrypa nudipes
| Dassiekrans 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. nudipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Ancylotrypa nudipes (Hewitt, 1923)
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Ancylotrypa nudipes, commonly known as the Dassiekrans wafer-lid trapdoor spider, is a species of spider of the genus Ancylotrypa. It is endemic to the Eastern Cape, South Africa.[1]
Distribution
Ancylotrypa nudipes is an Eastern Cape endemic known only from the type locality of Dassiekrans, Grahamstown, at an elevation of 552 meters above sea level.[2]
Habitat and ecology
Ground dweller that lives in silk-lined burrows. The species has been sampled from the Thicket biome.[2]
Description
Only the male has been described for this species.[1]
Conservation
Listed as Data Deficient on the South African Red List for taxonomic reasons. The species is known only from the holotype male. More sampling is needed to collect the female and determine the species' present range.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Ancylotrypa nudipes (Hewitt, 1923)". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ a b c Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2022). The Cyrtaucheniidae of South Africa. Version 2. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. pp. 1–37. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6760048. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.