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Singa lawrencei
Singa lawrencei is a species of spider in the family Araneidae. It is an African endemic commonly known as Lawrence's pyjama spider.
From the article Singa lawrencei on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Singa lawrencei occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and South Africa, where it has been recorded from Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and North West.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
The species inhabits altitudes ranging from 93 to 1,706 m above sea level and has been sampled from the Grassland and Savanna biomes. Singa lawrencei constructs small orb webs in low growing vegetation, herbs and grasses.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and ecology”
In human culture
This species is named after South African arachnologist Reginald Frederick Lawrence.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Singa lawrencei in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
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 689833.