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Madagascar Green Lynx Spider
Peucetia lucasi
Peucetia lucasi is a species of spider in the family Oxyopidae. It is found across multiple African countries and islands and is commonly known as the Madagascar green lynx spider.
From the article Peucetia lucasi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Peucetia lucasi occurs in Botswana, South Africa, Comoros, Mayotte, and Madagascar. In South Africa, the species is known only from Limpopo province, specifically from Welgevonden Nature Reserve.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
The species inhabits the Savanna biome at altitudes around 1,435 m above sea level. Peucetia lucasi is a free-living plant dweller that occurs on vegetation.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 205918.