Ancylotrypa tookei
| Peddie 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. tookei
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| Binomial name | |
| Ancylotrypa tookei (Hewitt, 1919)
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Ancylotrypa tookei, commonly known as the Peddie 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 tookei is an Eastern Cape endemic described from Peddie. The species is known from Peddie and Port Elizabeth, at elevations between 7 and 349 meters above sea level.[2]
Habitat and ecology
Ground dwellers that live in silk-lined burrows. Males are sampled from the Savanna and Thicket biomes.[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 rare and more sampling is needed to collect the female and determine their range.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Ancylotrypa tookei (Hewitt, 1919)". 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.