---
title: "African Green Lynx Spider"
description: "Peucetia viridis — Insecten en spinnen. Peucetia viridis is a species of spider in the family Oxyopidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/african-green-lynx-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# African Green Lynx Spider

> Peucetia viridis — Insecten en spinnen. Peucetia viridis is a species of spider in the family Oxyopidae.

- Scientific name: *Peucetia viridis*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 652
- Wikidata: [Q2610646](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2610646)
- iNaturalist taxon: [143844](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/143844)

## Names

- en: African Green Lynx Spider

## Countries with the most observations

ES (377), ZA (43), GR (14), NA (13), ZW (4)

## Summary

Peucetia viridis is a species of spider in the family Oxyopidae. It has a wide distribution across Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, and has been introduced to the Caribbean islands. It is commonly known as the African green lynx spider.

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

## Photo

![African Green Lynx Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/african-green-lynx-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: mr_t_explorer · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/263309615

## Machine access

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