Synothele boongaree is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven. The specific epithet boongaree refers to the type locality.[1][2]
| Synothele boongaree | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Barychelidae |
| Genus: | Synothele |
| Species: | S. boongaree
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| Binomial name | |
| Synothele boongaree | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in the Kimberley region of north-west Western Australia. The type locality is Boongaree Island at the southern end of the Bonaparte Archipelago.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 [506]. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ a b "Species Synothele boongaree Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-12.