Tetragnatha taylori
| Taylor's Long-jawed Spider | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Tetragnathidae |
| Genus: | Tetragnatha |
| Species: | T. taylori
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| Binomial name | |
| Tetragnatha taylori O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1891[1]
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Tetragnatha taylori is a species of spider in the family Tetragnathidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Taylor's long-jawed spider.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Tetragnatha taylori is known only from South Africa, with the type locality given only as South Africa without an exact location specified.[3]
Habitat and ecology
[edit]The lifestyle of this species is unknown.[3]
Description
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Conservation
[edit]Tetragnatha taylori is listed as Data Deficient for unknown provenance and taxonomic reasons. The species is known only from a single unspecified site in South Africa. Additional sampling is needed to collect adult specimens and to determine the species' range. Threats to this species are unknown.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species has not been revised since its original description in 1891. It is known only from the female holotype specimen.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Pickard-Cambridge, O. (1891). "On some new species and two new genera of Araneida". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 58 (4): 620–629.
- ^ a b "Tetragnatha taylori O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1891". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ a b c d e Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2023). The Tetragnathidae of South Africa. Version 2. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 44. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7513261.
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