| Paratropis tuxtlensis | |
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| Female with egg sac | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Paratropididae |
| Genus: | Paratropis |
| Species: | P. tuxtlensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Paratropis tuxtlensis | |
Paratropis tuxtlensis is a species of spider in the family Paratropididae. Discovered in 2014 by a group of researchers from the National Autonomous University of Mexico,[2] the species is only known to occur in the Volcán San Martin Biosphere Reserve in Veracruz, Mexico.[3]
- ^ Norman I. Platnick (June 16, 2014). "FAM. PARATROPIDIDAE Simon, 1889". The World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "A new spider species with a dirt armour has been discovered". ScienceAlert. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "New Species of Spider with Strange Camouflage Discovered in Mexico". Sci-News.com. Jun 24, 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.