| Griswold's basket-legged spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Corinnidae |
| Genus: | Hortipes |
| Species: | H. griswoldi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hortipes griswoldi Bosselaers & Jocqué, 2000 [1] | |
Hortipes griswoldi is a species of spider in the family Corinnidae. [2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Griswold's basket-legged spider. [3]
The species is named after arachnologist species:Charles E. Griswold.
Hortipes griswoldi is known from two provinces in South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal (Ndumo Game Reserve) and Mpumalanga (Sabie, Ceylon Forest). [3]
The species inhabits Forest and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 30 to 1,050 m above sea level. [3] These free-running ground-dwellers are found in leaf litter in indigenous forests and floodplains. [3]
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Hortipes griswoldi is known only from females. [3]
Hortipes griswoldi is listed as Data Deficient for taxonomic reasons. [3] More sampling is needed to determine the species' range and evaluate whether it represents the undescribed male of Hortipes aelurisiepae . [3] The species is protected in Ndumo Game Reserve and faces no known threats. [3]
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