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title: "Striped Lynx Spider"
description: "Oxyopes salticus — Insekten & Spinnen. Oxyopes salticus is a species of lynx spider, commonly known as the striped lynx spider, first described by Hentz in 1845."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/striped-lynx-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Striped Lynx Spider

> Oxyopes salticus — Insekten & Spinnen. Oxyopes salticus is a species of lynx spider, commonly known as the striped lynx spider, first described by Hentz in 1845.

- Scientific name: *Oxyopes salticus*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Wiese & Feld)
- iNaturalist observations: 17090
- Wikidata: [Q2326779](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2326779)
- iNaturalist taxon: [83844](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/83844)

## Names

- en: Striped Lynx Spider
- es: Araña lince rayada

## Countries with the most observations

US (7091), BR (1442), AR (441), MX (244), GF (49), TT (45), UY (44), VE (37), CO (34), CA (18), EC (17), PE (17)

## Summary

Oxyopes salticus is a species of lynx spider, commonly known as the striped lynx spider, first described by Hentz in 1845. Its habitat tends to be grasses and leafy vegetation; grassy, weedy fields, and row crops.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxyopes_salticus

## Photo

![Striped Lynx Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/striped-lynx-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Robert · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/13160737

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/striped-lynx-spider?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).