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Liphistius kanthan

Kanthan Cave Trapdoor Spider
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CR
Critically Endangered
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ver 3.1, 2013
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SSN 60835
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Taxonomy

The taxonomic status is pending for approval

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Adult

Description
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So far we know little about the species, apart from its appearance.

Habitats
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No Description Suitability Seasonality
1
Caves and Subterranean Habitats → Caves
 Suitable Unknown
References : http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3

Assessment
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Year Published Assessment Red List Category Version
2013 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Critically Endangered (CR)
3.1

Biodiversity Experts
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Profile
Nik Ahmad Irwan Izzauddin Bin Nik Him (Dr.)
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
  • Spiders
  • Biodiversity
  • PM
Norma Binti Che Yusoff (Prof. Dr.)
University of Malaya (UM)
  • Spiders (Ecology)
  • Protected Areas
  • Marine & Coastal
  • Digital Sequence Information (DSI)
  • Climate Change
  • PM
  • W
Rosli Hashim (Prof. Dr.)
University of Malaya (UM)
  • Birds (Ecology)
  • Mammals (Ecology)
  • Spiders
  • Insects
  • Biodiversity
  • Protected Areas
  • PM
  • W
Tan Li Peng (Dr.)
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK)
  • Arachnids
  • Insects
  • Agriculture
  • Biodiversity
  • Forest
  • PM
PM - Peninsular Malaysia; SBH - Sabah; SWK - Sarawak; SEA - Southeast Asia; W - World;

References
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Article
  1. Norma-Rashid, Y. & Li, D. (2009). A checklist of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from Peninsular Malaysia inclusive of twenty new records. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 57 (2), 305-322
  2. Platnick, N.I., Schwendinger, P.J. & Steiner, H. (1997). Three New Species of the Spider Genus Liphitius (Araneae, Mesothelae) from Malaysia. American Museum Novitates (3209), 13. http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/bitstream/handle/2246/3614//v2/dspace/ingest/pdfSource/nov/N3209.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Book
  1. ASEAN Biodiversity Outlook 2, 2017. ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, Philippines. pp. 220. — [ Adobe PDF (PDF) ]
Newspaper Article
  1. Kugan, J. 22 December 2014. "Going, going, gone: Malaysia's wildlife loses battle against extinction" from https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/living/2014/12/22/going-going-gone-malaysias-wildlife-loses-battle-against-extinction.
Online
  1. Di Dario, F.IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved November 30, 2016, from http://www.iucnredlist.org
Report
  1. 2014 Annual Report of the Species Survival Commission and the Global Species Programme. International Union for Conservation of Nature. — [ Adobe PDF (PDF) ]

Publications
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ASEAN Biodiversity Outlook 2 (2017)
2014 Annual Report of the Species Survival Commission and the Global Species Programme (2015)

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Acknowledgements :- Ms. Aida Salihah Binti Abu Bakar, Mrs. Aziemah Binti Kinan, Mr. Tan Kok Kiat & Mr. Yasser Mohamed Arifin

Photo credit :- Fletcher & Baylis

Species Citation :- Liphistius kanthan. Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Accessed via https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/60835. [Retrieved 19 April 2024].

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