Encantarana

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Encantarana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Encantarana
Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Rollard, Leguin & Privet, 2025 [1]
Species:
E. hamiltoni
Binomial name
Encantarana hamiltoni
Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Rollard, Leguin & Privet, 2025 [2]

Encantarana is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae containing the single species, Encantarana hamiltoni. [2]

Contents

It most closely resembles Holothele . [1]

Distribution

Encantarana hamiltoni is endemic to Puerto Rico. [2]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of Spanish encanto "enchanted" and araña "spider", in reference to Puerto Rico's name as the "enchanted island". The species name honors arachnologist Chris A. Hamilton. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sherwood, D.; Gabriel, R.; Peñaherrera-R., P.; Rollard, C.; Leguin, E.-A.; Privet, K. (2025). "Hidden treasures of the Caribbean: two new genera and one new species of Lesser Antillean ischnocoline spiders (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". Natura Somogyiensis. 46: 99–116. doi:10.24394/NatSom.2025.46.99.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Encantarana Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Rollard, Leguin & Privet, 2025". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-22.


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