Snakes and spiders in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska
Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area has 0 snake and 65 spider species on record, from 0 licensed snake and 9,953 spider records. No venomous snake or spider reaches the county list.
What spiders are in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area?
In all, 65 spider species are on the Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area list. The most recorded are the common west coast woodland spider (954), Ceratinops inflatus (711) and Tenuiphantes zelatus (454). Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area holds more than half of all Alaska records of the common west coast woodland spider, Ceratinops inflatus, Tenuiphantes zelatus and the common six-spotted cobweaver.
Same family (Linyphiidae): Frontinella pyramitela
Related species: Walckenaeria directaSame family (Linyphiidae): Frontinella pyramitela
| # | Species | Records | Share of Alaska records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Common west coast woodland spider Cybaeus reticulatus | 954 | 79% |
| 2 | Ceratinops inflatus | 711 | 97% |
| 3 | Tenuiphantes zelatus | 454 | 89% |
| 4 | Common six-spotted cobweaver Rugathodes sexpunctatus | 393 | 85% |
| 5 | Symmigma minimum | 392 | 98% |
| 6 | Walckenaeria cornuella | 357 | 94% |
| 7 | Sisicottus nesides | 331 | 63% |
| 8 | Pocadicnemis pumila | 288 | 85% |
| 9 | Hump-headed shield sheetweaver Bathyphantes keeni | 228 | 93% |
| 10 | Walckenaeria columbia | 219 | 100% |
| 11 | Pardosa dorsuncata | 207 | 79% |
| 12 | Usofila pacifica | 196 | 96% |
| 13 | Short shield sheetweaver Bathyphantes orica | 186 | 100% |
| 14 | Centromerus mariannae | 185 | 100% |
| 15 | Agyneta perspicua | 126 | 87% |
| 16 | Ceratinella alaskae | 122 | 98% |
| 17 | Tenuiphantes zibus | 119 | 97% |
| 18 | Robertus vigerens | 110 | 65% |
| 19 | Fern sheetweaver Oreonetides filicatus | 95 | 95% |
| 20 | Walckenaeria occidentalis | 82 | 100% |
| 21 | Cicurina simplex | 80 | 98% |
| 22 | Linyphantes pualla | 61 | 92% |
| 23 | Morose woodland spider Cybaeus morosus | 60 | 63% |
| 24 | Dana sheet-web micro-weaver Microlinyphia dana | 57 | 53% |
| 25 | Dirksia cinctipes | 53 | 74% |
| 26 | Cryphoeca exlineae | 52 | 79% |
| 27 | Clubiona pacifica | 43 | 64% |
| 28 | Metellina curtisi | 42 | 71% |
| 29 | Walckenaeria directa | 41 | 38% |
| 30 | Xysticus pretiosus | 38 | 100% |
| 31 | Scotinotylus patellatus | 37 | 92% |
| 32 | Linyphantes orcinus | 33 | 100% |
| 33 | Agyneta protrudens | 32 | 91% |
| 34 | Gertsch's triangleweaver Hyptiotes gertschi | 30 | 81% |
| 35 | Tachygyna ursina | 29 | 91% |
| 36 | Callobius pictus | 24 | 30% |
| 37 | Antistea brunnea | 23 | 79% |
| 38 | Pacific sector orbweaver Zygiella dispar | 23 | 56% |
| 39 | Shiny wolf spider Pardosa moesta | 23 | 10% |
| 40 | Ethobuella tuonops | 22 | 79% |
| 41 | Long-jawed orb weaver Tetragnatha laboriosa | 22 | 21% |
| 42 | Pityohyphantes tacoma | 22 | 71% |
| 43 | Three-spined shield sheetweaver Bathyphantes alascensis | 21 | 72% |
| 44 | Versicolor long-jawed orbweaver Tetragnatha versicolor | 21 | 32% |
| 45 | Ceraticelus atriceps | 20 | 45% |
| 46 | Emblyna peragrata | 19 | 61% |
| 47 | Micrargus longitarsus | 19 | 86% |
| 48 | Mythoplastoides erectus | 19 | 73% |
| 49 | Neriene digna | 19 | 49% |
| 50 | Halorates alascensis | 18 | 31% |
| 51 | Miller dwarf weaver Erigone aletris | 17 | 13% |
| 52 | Wubana pacifica | 17 | 81% |
| 53 | Grey sheetweb weaver Bathyphantes brevipes | 15 | 12% |
| 54 | Tapinocyba dietrichi | 15 | 75% |
| 55 | Common foldingdoor spider Antrodiaetus pacificus | 14 | 93% |
| 56 | Nesticus silvestrii | 14 | 100% |
| 57 | Nordmann's orbweaver spider Araneus nordmanni | 13 | 23% |
| 58 | Pirate otter spider Pirata piraticus | 12 | 23% |
| 59 | Alaska sheet-web weaver Ceratinella ornatula | 11 | 61% |
| 60 | Collinsia ksenia | 11 | 16% |
What stands out in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area
Species for which Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area holds a large share of all Alaska records: Xysticus pretiosus, 100% (38 of 38); Linyphantes orcinus, 100% (33 of 33); Walckenaeria occidentalis, 100% (82 of 82); the short shield sheetweaver, 100% (186 of 186); Centromerus mariannae, 100% (185 of 185); Walckenaeria columbia, 100% (219 of 220); Symmigma minimum, 98% (392 of 398); Ceratinella alaskae, 98% (122 of 125).
Common in Alaska, not on the Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area list
Among the spiders most recorded across Alaska, these do not reach the county list: Pardosa lapponica (265 statewide). Few records here can mean the species is rare in the county, or that few people have looked.
Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area among Alaska counties
Other Alaska counties with their own page: Haines Borough, Juneau City and Borough, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, North Slope Borough, Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon Census Area, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area and Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area.
The whole state: venomous species in Alaska, all spiders.
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