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title: "California Flattened Jumping Spider"
description: "Platycryptus californicus — Insecten en spinnen. Platycryptus californicus is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/california-flattened-jumping-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# California Flattened Jumping Spider

> Platycryptus californicus — Insecten en spinnen. Platycryptus californicus is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae.

- Scientific name: *Platycryptus californicus*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 7007
- Wikidata: [Q2146415](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2146415)
- iNaturalist taxon: [228315](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/228315)

## Names

- en: California Flattened Jumping Spider

## Countries with the most observations

US (4030), CA (2501), MX (27)

## Summary

Platycryptus californicus is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is found in North and Central America.

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

## Photo

![California Flattened Jumping Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/california-flattened-jumping-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Thompson Hyggen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/81502301

## Machine access

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