Liphistius buran

Last updated

Liphistius buran
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Mesothelae
Family: Liphistiidae
Genus: Liphistius
Species:
L. buran
Binomial name
Liphistius buran
Schwendinger, 2019

Liphistius buran is a species of trapdoor spider that is native only to Pangkor island, Malaysia. They are found on sloping earth banks along old logging roads in dense rainforest. [1]

While most have only one trapdoor, a few had two trapdoors. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Schwendinger, Peter J.; Syuhadah, Nurul; Lehmann-Graber, Christina; Price, Liz; Huber, Siegfried; Hashim, Rosli; Bhassu, Subha; Monod, Lionel (2019-12-31). "A revision of the trapdoor spider genus Liphistius (Mesothelae: Liphistiidae) in Peninsular Malaysia: part 2". Revue suisse de Zoologie. 126 (2): 321–353. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3463473.