Aname wongalara
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Anamidae |
| Genus: | Aname |
| Species: | A. wongalara
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Aname wongalara is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2023 by Jeremy Wilson, Michael Rix and Mark Harvey.[1][2]
Etymology
The specific epithet wongalara refers to the Wongalara Sanctuary, an Australian Wildlife Conservancy conservation reserve in the Northern Territory, where the holotype was collected.[1][2]
Description
The male holotype has a body length of 16.4 mm. The carapace is red-brown, the legs orange-brown.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The only known specimen was collected in the Wongalara Sanctuary in the Gulf Fall and Uplands bioregion.[2] Its habitat includes tropical eucalypt and Acacia woodlands and grasslands.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Wilson, JD; Rix, MG; Harvey, M (2023). "Description of five new Aname L. Koch, 1873 (Araneae, Anamidae) species collected on Bush Blitz expeditions". European Journal of Taxonomy. 890: 1–22 [17]. doi:10.5852/ejt.2023.890.2247.
- ^ a b c "Species Aname wongalara Wilson, Rix & Harvey, 2023". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023. Retrieved 2025-08-17.