Spiders and other arachnids of Kerala
354 spiders and other arachnids on the India list have an open record placed in Kerala, 3 of them threatened (2 Endangered and 1 Vulnerable) and 118 endemic to India.
A species is in a state when it has an open record placed there: a record anyone can check online (a GBIF record, or a research-grade iNaturalist observation). Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
Threatened spiders and other arachnids of Kerala (3)
- Cilantica kayi EN
- Poecilotheria rufilata redslate ornamental tarantula EN
- Poecilotheria striata Mysore Ornamental Tarantula VU
Spiders and other arachnids of Kerala endemic to India (118)
- Achaearanea durgae
- Achaearanea triangularis
- Africactenus unumus
- Anaimalus gibbulus
- Anaxibia folia
- Annandaliella travancorica
- Annectacarus hammerae
- Arachnura angura
- Araneus bilunifer
- Araneus viridisomus
- Arctosa dhikala
- Arctosa lesserti
- Asceua cingulata
- Asceua tertia
- Asceua thrippalurensis
- Atelidea nona
- Axonopsis periyar
- Bowie cochinensis
- Bowie indicus
- Camaricus rinkae
- Capheris stillata
- Castianeira furva
- Chalcotropis pennata
- Chrysso urbasae
- Cilantica agasthyaensis
- Cilantica devamatha
- Cilantica kayi EN
- Colopsus peppara
- Conothele chinnarensis
- Cryptacarus keralensis
- Dolichognatha chimminiensis
- Draposa sebastiani
- Drymobatoides malabaricus
- Epeus alboguttatus White-spotted Green Jumping Spider
- Eriovixia gryffindori Sorting Hat Spider
- Eucamptopus coronatus
- Gagrella prasina
- Gagrella similis
- Gagrella viridula
- Gasteracantha sororna
- Habrocestum benjamin
- Habrocestum kerala
- Habrocestum sahyadri
- Habrocestum swaminathan
- Haploclastus bratocolonus
- Haploclastus montanus
- Harmochirus exaggeratus
- Heligmomerus maximus
- Hindumanes karnatakaensis
- Hippasa valiveruensis
- Icius vikrambatrai
- Indopadilla insularis
- Indopadilla kodagura
- Indothele rothi
- Inthaeron longipes
- Irura shendurney
- Kelawakaju sahyadri
- Koppe fusca
- Labochirus tauricornis
- Licneremaeus indicus
- Marengo batheryensis
- Marengo sachintendulkar
- Maripanthus gloria
- Maripanthus jubatus
- Medmassa sagax
- Meotipa sahyadri
- Mimetus parvulus
- Misumena mickeyi
- Myrmarachne melanocephala Bicolor-ant-mimicking Jumping Spider
- Oedothorax stylus
- Oligonychus oryzae
- Oxytate elongata
- Palniella virididorsata
- Papillacarus acaciensis
- Paraplectana rajashree
- Paratus perus
- Peucetia graminea
- Peucetia jabalpurensis
- Phalcochina albistriata
- Philoponella feroka
- Phintella platnicki
- Phlegra prasanna
- Phrynichus nigrimanus
- Physcoa angula
- Piranthus planolancis
- Plebs mitratus
- Psellonus planus
- Pumbaraius kempi
- Runcinia roonwali
- Sahydroaraneus raja
- Sarax cochinensis
- Schizotetranychus mansoni
- Shearella alii
- Sphingius bilineatus
- Stenaelurillus albus
- Stenaelurillus arambagensis
- Strigoplus netravati
- Tetragnatha cochinensis
- Tetragnatha viridorufa
- Thanatus elongatus
- Thelcticopis kirankhalapi
- Thelcticopis moolampilliensis
- Thelcticopis virescens
- Thomisus godavariae
- Thomisus lobosus
- Thomisus projectus
- Thomisus pugilis
- Thomisus sikkimensis
- Tigidia fasciata
- Tylorida flava
- Vailimia jharbari
- Vandaravua carli
- Verrucachernes parvus
- Wadicosa fidelis
- Wadicosa ghatica
- Wadicosa intermediata
- Zaleptus viridis
- Zosis geniculata Ninja-star Ceiling Spider
All spiders and other arachnids of Kerala on the list (354)
- Aceria guerreronis
- Achaearanea durgae
- Achaearanea triangularis
- Acusilas coccineus
- Aetius decollatus
- Africactenus unumus
- Amblyomma integrum
- Amblyomma testudinarium
- Amblyseius swirskii
- Amyciaea forticeps Ant-like Crab Spider
- Anaimalus gibbulus
- Anaxibia folia
- Anepsion maritatum
- Annandaliella travancorica
- Annectacarus hammerae
- Arachnura angura
- Arachnura melanura Black Tail Spider
- Araneus bilunifer
- Araneus fulvellus
- Araneus viridisomus
- Arctosa dhikala
- Arctosa lesserti
- Argiope aemula Oval Saint Andrew's Cross Spider
- Argiope anasuja Signature Spider
- Argiope catenulata Grass Cross Spider
- Argiope chloreides Banded Green Argiope
- Argiope pulchella Garden cross spider
- Argiope undulata
- Artema atlanta Giant Cellar Spider
- Asceua cingulata
- Asceua tertia
- Asceua thrippalurensis
- Asemonea tenuipes
- Atelidea nona
- Axonopsis periyar
- Bianor angulosus
- Bijoaraneus mitificus
- Blomia tropicalis
- Bowie cochinensis
- Bowie indicus
- Brettus anchorum
- Brettus cingulatus
- Bristowia gandhii
- Burmattus albopunctatus Four-dotted Grass Spider
- Buthoscorpio politus
- Camaricus formosus Brown Flower Spider
- Camaricus maugei Flat abdomen Crab Spider
- Camaricus rinkae
- Capheris stillata
- Carrhotus sannio
- Carrhotus viduus
- Castianeira furva
- Castianeira zetes
- Chalcotropis pennata
- Cheiracanthium mildei Northern Yellow Sac Spider
- Cheletophyes indiacus
- Chikunia nigra Black Pearl Spider
- Chiromachetes fergusoni
- Chrysilla acerosa
- Chrysilla lauta Elegant Golden Jumping Spider
- Chrysilla volupe
- Chrysso urbasae
- Chrysso viridiventris
- Cilantica agasthyaensis
- Cilantica devamatha
- Cilantica kayi EN
- Colopsus peppara
- Conothele chinnarensis
- Copidognathus balakrishnani
- Copidognathus sideus
- Corinnomma severum Black Corinnomma
- Crossopriza lyoni Tailed Cellar Spider
- Cryptacarus keralensis
- Ctenus indicus
- Curubis tetrica
- Cyclosa bifida Long-bellied Cyclosa Spider
- Cyclosa confraga
- Cyclosa hexatuberculata
- Cyclosa insulana Common Garbage-Line Web Spider
- Cyclosa mulmeinensis
- Cyclosa quinqueguttata
- Cyrba ocellata
- Cyrtarachne raniceps
- Cyrtarachne sundari
- Cyrtophora cicatrosa Garden tent-web spider
- Cyrtophora moluccensis Dome Web Spider
- Cyrtophora unicolor Red Tent Spider
- Dendrolycosa putiana
- Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus European House Dust Mite
- Dictis striatipes Striped Spitting Spider
- Dinothrombium gigas
- Dipoenoides episinoides
- Dolichognatha chimminiensis
- Dolomedes mizhoanus
- Draposa atropalpis
- Draposa sebastiani
- Drymobatoides malabaricus
- Ebrechtella concinna
- Epeus alboguttatus White-spotted Green Jumping Spider
- Epidelaxia falciformis
- Epidelaxia palustris
- Epidius parvati
- Epocilla aurantiaca Jolly Epocilla
- Epocilla calcarata
- Eriovixia excelsa Hump Back Araneid Spider
- Eriovixia gryffindori Sorting Hat Spider
- Eriovixia laglaizei Laglaise's Garden Spider
- Eriovixia nox
- Eucamptopus coronatus
- Evarcha bulbosa
- Famakytta miniacea
- Gagrella prasina
- Gagrella similis
- Gagrella viridula
- Gasteracantha dalyi
- Gasteracantha geminata Oriental Spiny Orb-weaver
- Gasteracantha kuhli Black-and-white Spiny Spider
- Gasteracantha mediofusca
- Gasteracantha sororna
- Gea spinipes
- Gelotia lanka
- Gigantometrus swammerdami
- Gnathopalystes flavidus
- Habrocestum benjamin
- Habrocestum kerala
- Habrocestum sahyadri
- Habrocestum swaminathan
- Hamadruas hieroglyphica Hieroglyph Fairy Lynx Spider
- Haploclastus bratocolonus
- Haploclastus montanus
- Harmochirus brachiatus
- Harmochirus exaggeratus
- Harmochirus zabkai
- Hasarius adansoni Adanson's House Jumper
- Heligmomerus maximus
- Herennia multipuncta Ornamental Tree Trunk Spider
- Hersilia savignyi
- Hersilia tibialis
- Heteropoda longipes Long-legged Huntsman Spider
- Heteropoda venatoria Pantropical Huntsman Spider
- Hindumanes karnatakaensis
- Hippasa agelenoides
- Hippasa greenalliae
- Hippasa lycosina
- Hippasa pantherina
- Hippasa valiveruensis
- Hottentotta keralaensis
- Hottentotta rugiscutis
- Hyllus manu
- Hyllus semicupreus Heavy-bodied Jumper
- Icius vikrambatrai
- Indopadilla insularis
- Indopadilla kodagura
- Indoribates irumbuzhiensis
- Indothele rothi
- Indothele silentvalley
- Indoxysticus minutus
- Inthaeron longipes
- Irura shendurney
- Isometrus adviteeya
- Isometrus maculatus Lesser Brown Scorpion
- Isometrus nakshatra
- Isometrus thenmala
- Isometrus thurstoni
- Isometrus wayanadensis
- Janalychas albimanus
- Janalychas tricarinatus
- Kelawakaju sahyadri
- Koppe fusca
- Labochirus tauricornis
- Latrodectus geometricus Brown Widow
- Leucauge decorata Decorative Vleispider
- Leucauge fastigata
- Leucauge rubromaculata
- Leucauge tessellata
- Leviaraneus viridiventris
- Licneremaeus indicus
- Lycosa bistriata
- Macracantha hasselti
- Marengo batheryensis
- Marengo sachintendulkar
- Maripanthus gloria
- Maripanthus jubatus
- Medmassa sagax
- Menemerus bivittatus Gray Wall Jumping Spider
- Menemerus nigli
- Meotipa picturata
- Meotipa sahyadri
- Microlinyphia sterilis Black and White Garden Sheet-Web Spider
- Micropholcus fauroti Tropical Cellar Spider
- Mimetus parvulus
- Misumena mickeyi
- Mononychellus mcgregori
- Myrmaplata plataleoides Red Weaver Ant-mimicking Spider
- Myrmarachne melanocephala Bicolor-ant-mimicking Jumping Spider
- Myrmarachne prava
- Myrmarachne spissa
- Neogea nocticolor
- Neoscona molemensis
- Neoscona mukerjei
- Neoscona nautica Brown Sailor Spider
- Neoscona punctigera Pointillist Neoscona
- Neoscona scylla
- Neoscona theisi Common Web-spider
- Neoscona vigilans Vigilant Spotted Orbweaver
- Nephila kuhli Black Wood Spider
- Nephila pilipes Giant Golden Orbweaver
- Nephilengys malabarensis Asian Hermit Spider
- Nesticodes rufipes Red House Spider
- Nilus albocinctus Common White-flanked Water Spider
- Oecobius navus Wall Spider
- Oedothorax stylus
- Oligonychus oryzae
- Oligonychus perseae Persea Mite
- Olios lamarcki
- Olios milleti Green Huntsman
- Orientattus aurantius
- Ovia procurva
- Oxyopes birmanicus Burmese Lynx Spider
- Oxyopes javanus
- Oxyopes macilentus Lean Lynx Spider
- Oxyopes sertatus
- Oxyopes shweta White Lynx Spider
- Oxytate elongata
- Oxytate virens Elongate Green Crab Spider
- Palicanus caudatus
- Palniella virididorsata
- Papillacarus acaciensis
- Paraplectana rajashree
- Paratus perus
- Parawixia dehaani Abandoned-web Orb-weaver
- Pardosa burasantiensis
- Pardosa chapini
- Pardosa mukundi
- Pardosa oriens
- Pardosa parathompsoni
- Pardosa pseudoannulata Pond Wolf Spider
- Pardosa pusiola
- Pardosa shyamae
- Pardosa songosa
- Pardosa sumatrana
- Penthaleus major Blue Oat Mite
- Peucetia graminea
- Peucetia jabalpurensis
- Peucetia viridana Indian Green Lynx Spider
- Peucetia viridans Green Lynx Spider
- Phaeacius malayensis
- Phalcochina albistriata
- Philoponella feroka
- Phintella accentifera
- Phintella bifurcilinea
- Phintella debilis
- Phintella platnicki
- Phintella vittata Banded Phintella
- Phintelloides jesudasi
- Phintelloides versicolor Multi-Coloured Phintella
- Phlegra prasanna
- Phoroncidia aculeata
- Phoroncidia septemaculeata
- Phoroncidia testudo
- Phrynichus nigrimanus
- Physcoa angula
- Physocyclus globosus Short-bodied Cellar Spider
- Piranthus planolancis
- Platythomisus sudeepi
- Plebs mitratus
- Plegadognathus bonairensis
- Plexippus paykulli Pantropical Jumping Spider
- Plexippus petersi Common Housefly Catcher
- Poecilotheria regalis Indian Ornamental Tarantula
- Poecilotheria rufilata redslate ornamental tarantula EN
- Poecilotheria striata Mysore Ornamental Tarantula VU
- Poltys illepidus Rough Twig Spider
- Portia albimana
- Portia fimbriata Fringed Jumping Spider
- Portia labiata White-Moustached Portia
- Propostira quadrangulata Four-spotted Ant Mimic
- Psellonus planus
- Pumbaraius kempi
- Reddyanus brachycentrus
- Rhene flavicomans Wasp-mimic Jumping Spider
- Rhene flavigera Beige Beetle Jumper
- Rhene rubrigera
- Rhene tamula
- Rhipicephalus sanguineus Brown Dog Tick
- Rugodentus keralaensis
- Runcinia insecta
- Runcinia roonwali
- Sahyadrimetrus mathewi
- Sahyadrimetrus rugosus
- Sahyadrimetrus scaber
- Sahydroaraneus raja
- Sarax bispinosus
- Sarax cochinensis
- Schizotetranychus mansoni
- Scytodes fusca Brown Spitting Spider
- Shearella alii
- Siler semiglaucus Jade Jumping Spider
- Smeringopus pallidus Pale Cellar Spider
- Sphingius bilineatus
- Steatoda cingulata
- Steatoda erigoniformis
- Stegodyphus sarasinorum Indian Cooperative Spider
- Stenaelurillus albus
- Stenaelurillus arambagensis
- Stenaelurillus lesserti Lessert's Rainbow Spider
- Strigoplus netravati
- Synema revolutum
- Tamigalesus munnaricus
- Telamonia dimidiata Two-striped Telamonia
- Tenkana manu
- Tetragnatha cochinensis
- Tetragnatha hasselti
- Tetragnatha squamata
- Tetragnatha viridorufa
- Tetranychus macfarlanei
- Tetranychus urticae Twospotted Spider Mite
- Thanatus elongatus
- Thelacantha brevispina Asian Spinybacked Orbweaver
- Thelcticopis kirankhalapi
- Thelcticopis moolampilliensis
- Thelcticopis virescens
- Thelyphonus sepiaris
- Theridion quadratum
- Theridion zonulatum
- Thiania bhamoensis Metallic blue jumper
- Thomisus godavariae
- Thomisus lobosus
- Thomisus projectus
- Thomisus pugilis
- Thomisus sikkimensis
- Thomisus spectabilis Spectacular Crab Spider
- Thrigmopoeus truculentus Lesser Goa Mustard Tarantula NT
- Thwaitesia margaritifera
- Thyene calebi
- Thyene imperialis Imperial Jumping Spider
- Tigidia fasciata
- Trochosa dentichelis
- Trochosa honggiana
- Tylorida flava
- Tylorida marmorea
- Tylorida striata Striated Tylorida
- Tylorida ventralis Big-bellied Tylorida
- Vailimia jharbari
- Vandaravua carli
- Verrucachernes parvus
- Wadicosa fidelis
- Wadicosa ghatica
- Wadicosa intermediata
- Zaleptus viridis
- Zimiris diffusa
- Zimiris doriae Zimiris doriai
- Zoica puellula
- Zosis geniculata Ninja-star Ceiling Spider
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Other species of Kerala
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