Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Oxyopes gracilis Keyserling, 1877;

Origin: Native

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Distribution: USA to Brazil. Galápagos distribution: Fernandina, Isabela (Cerro Aul, Sierra Negra, V. Alcedo, V. Darwin, V. Wolf), Marchena, Pinta, Santa Cruz, Santiago.

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