Galapagos Species Database
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Charinus insularis
Amblypygi
Found Between and under lava rocks in all vegetation zones from the Littoral zone up to the Fern‐sedge zone and in caves. Altitudinal range: 2 to 1000
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Amblypygi
Superfamily
Charontoidea
Family
Charontidae
Genus
Charinus
Species
insularis
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Española, Fernandina, Isabela, Pinzón, Santiago, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz and Santa Fé.
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- Peck, S.B. Peck, J. (1986) The Galapagos Islands. Volcanic caves and cave fauna of the Galapagos Islands. The Canadian Caver 18(1): 42-49.
- Peck, S.B. Kulalova-Peck, J. (1986) Preliminary summary of the subterranean fauna of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Part I. Introduction and Non-Insect invertebrates. Proc. 9th Intnl. Congr. Speleology, Barcelona 2: 164-166.
- Roth, V.D. Craig, P.R. (1970) Arachnida of the Galápagos Islands (Excluding Acarina). Mission zoologique belge aux îles Galapagos et en Ecuador (N. et J. Leleup, 1964-1965), 2: 107-124.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Charinus insularis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5683. Accessed 31 October 2026.