Charon oenpelli
Charon oenpelli is a species of amblypygid arachnid (whip-spider) in the Charontidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1998 by Australian arachnologists Mark Harvey and Paul West. The specific epithet oenpelli refers to the type locality.
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Description
The species is a predatory cave dweller and has some troglophilic characteristics, including reduced pedipalps and eyes as well as pale colouration.
Range & habitat
The species occurs in Arnhem Land, in the tropical Top End of the Northern Territory. The type locality is a sandstone cave system near Oenpelli Reservoir, some 9 km south of Oenpelli.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
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