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Sinopoda
	Female Sinopoda okinawana
	A large Sinopoda forcipata resting on a human finger.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Sparassidae
Genus:	Sinopoda; Jäger, 1999
Type species
	S. forcipata; (Karsch, 1881)
Species
	See text.

Sinopoda is a genus of East Asian huntsman spider family Sparassidae. It was first described by Peter Jäger, a German arachnologist, in 1999.^[2]

Distribution

Sinopoda is primarily distributed throughout Eastern Asia, with the largest concentration of species found in China.^[3] Only one species has been described outside of the region in India.^[3]

Taxonomy

Species

As of May 2026^[update] the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species, found in Asia:^[1]

S. abstrusa Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. aenyk Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Laos
S. aequalis Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. afflata Zhong, Cao & Liu, 2017 – China
S. albofasciata Jäger & Ono, 2002 – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
S. altissima (Hu & Li, 1987) – China
S. anguina Liu, Li & Jäger, 2008 – China
S. angulata Jäger, Gao & Fei, 2002 – China
S. apiculiformis Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. arboricola Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Malaysia (Borneo)
S. assamensis Grall & Jäger, 2020 – India
S. aureola Kim, Lee & Lee, 2014 – Korea
S. bifurca Grall & Jäger, 2020 – China
S. bigibba (Chae, Lee & Kim, 2022) – Korea
S. biguttata Lee, Lee & Kim, 2016 – Korea
S. bispina Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Myanmar
S. bogil (Chae, Lee & Kim, 2022) – Korea
S. brevis Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. caeca Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Laos
S. campanacea (Wang, 1990) – China
S. chiangmaiensis Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Thailand
S. chongan Xu, Yin & Peng, 2000 – China
S. cochlearia Zhang, Zhang & Zhang, 2015 – China
S. columnaris Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. cornuta Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
S. crassa Liu, Li & Jäger, 2008 – China
S. curva Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. dasani Kim, Lee, Lee & Hong, 2015 – Korea
S. dashahe Zhu, Zhang, Zhang & Chen, 2005 – China
S. dayong (Bao, Yin & Yan, 2000) – China
S. dehiscens Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. deminutiva Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Laos
S. derivata Jäger & Ono, 2002 – Japan
S. emei Grall & Jäger, 2020 – China
S. empat Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Malaysia (Peninsula)
S. erromena Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. exspectata Jäger & Ono, 2001 – Taiwan
S. fasciculata Jäger, Gao & Fei, 2002 – China
S. flexura Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Laos or Cambodia or Vietnam
S. forcipata (Karsch, 1881) (type) – China, Korea, Japan
S. fornicata Liu, Li & Jäger, 2008 – China
S. globosa Zhang, Zhang & Zhang, 2015 – China
S. grandispinosa Liu, Li & Jäger, 2008 – China
S. guangyuanensis Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2018 – China
S. guap Jäger, 2012 – Laos
S. guiyang Zhang, Yu & Zhong, 2023 – China
S. hainan Grall & Jäger, 2020 – China (Hainan)
S. hamata (Fox, 1937) – China
S. hanya Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Malaysia (Borneo)
S. helii Wang & Li, 2021 – China
S. himalayica (Hu & Li, 1987) – China
S. hongruii Wang & Li, 2021 – China
S. horizontalis Zhong, Cao & Liu, 2017 – China
S. improcera Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. insicura Grall & Jäger, 2020 – China
S. inthanon Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Thailand
S. jiangzhou Wang & Li, 2021 – China
S. jirisanensis (Kim & Chae, 2013) – Korea
S. kalaw Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Myanmar
S. kambaiti Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Myanmar
S. kamouk Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Laos
S. kieo Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Laos
S. kinabalu Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Malaysia (Borneo)
S. konglor Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Laos
S. koreana (Paik, 1968) – Korea, Japan
S. kyee Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Myanmar
S. lata Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. lebar Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
S. licenti (Schenkel, 1953) – China
S. liui Zhong, Cao & Liu, 2017 – China
S. longicymbialis Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Thailand
S. longiducta Zhang, Zhang & Zhang, 2015 – China
S. longshan Yin, Peng, Yan & Bao, 2000 – China
S. lot Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Thailand
S. luyui Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. maculata Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Malaysia (Borneo)
S. mamillata Zhong, Cao & Liu, 2017 – China
S. mat Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Vietnam
S. matang Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Malaysia (Borneo)
S. mi Chen & Zhu, 2009 – China
S. microphthalma (Fage, 1929) – Malaysia
S. minschana (Schenkel, 1936) – China
S. muyuensis (Zhong, Zeng, Gu, Yu & Yang, 2022) – China
S. nanphagu Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Myanmar
S. nigrobrunnea Lee, Lee & Kim, 2016 – Korea
S. nuda Liu, Li & Jäger, 2008 – China
S. ogatai Jäger & Ono, 2002 – Japan
S. okinawana Jäger & Ono, 2000 – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
S. ovata Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. pantherina (Chae, Lee & Kim, 2022) – Korea
S. parva Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Malaysia (Peninsula)
S. peet Jäger, 2012 – Laos
S. pengi Song & Zhu, 1999 – China
S. phathai Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Thailand
S. phiset Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Thailand
S. phom Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Thailand
S. pyramidalis Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. reinholdae Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Malaysia (Borneo)
S. rotunda Grall & Jäger, 2020 – China
S. ruam Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Thailand
S. saiyok Wang & Li, 2021 – Thailand
S. scurion Jäger, 2012 – Laos
S. semicirculata Liu, Li & Jäger, 2008 – China
S. separata Zhong, Cao & Liu, 2017 – China
S. serpentembolus Zhang, Zhu, Jäger & Song, 2007 – China
S. serrata (Wang, 1990) – China
S. shennonga (Peng, Yin & Kim, 1996) – China
S. silvicola Grall & Jäger, 2020 – China
S. sitkao Jäger, 2012 – Laos
S. soong Jäger, 2012 – Laos
S. steineri Jäger, 2012 – Laos
S. stellata (Schenkel, 1963) – China
S. stellatops Jäger & Ono, 2002 – Korea, Japan
S. suang Jäger, 2012 – Laos
S. subcampanacea R. Zhang, B. S. Zhang & F. Zhang, 2023 – China
S. sulawesia Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
S. taa Jäger, 2012 – Laos
S. tanikawai Jäger & Ono, 2000 – Japan
S. tawau Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Malaysia (Borneo)
S. tengchongensis Fu & Zhu, 2008 – China
S. tham Jäger, 2012 – Laos
S. thieu Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Vietnam
S. tibang Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Indonesia (Borneo)
S. tilmanni Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Malaysia (Peninsula)
S. tralinh Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Vietnam
S. triangula Liu, Li & Jäger, 2008 – China
S. tuber Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Borneo (Malaysia, Brunei)
S. tumefacta Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. undata Liu, Li & Jäger, 2008 – China
S. unicolor Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Thailand
S. wangi Song & Zhu, 1999 – China
S. wayala Grall & Jäger, 2020 – China
S. wuyiensis Liu, 2021 – China
S. xieae Peng & Yin, 2001 – China
S. xishui Zhang, Yu & Zhong, 2023 – China
S. yaanensis Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. yanjin Wang & Li, 2021 – China
S. yanlingensis Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. yanzi Wang & Li, 2021 – China
S. yaojingensis Liu, Li & Jäger, 2008 – China
S. yichangensis Zhu, Zhong & Yang, 2020 – China

References

1 2 "Gen. Sinopoda Jäger, 1999". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
↑ Jäger, P. (1999). "Sinopoda, a new genus of Heteropodinae (Araneae, Sparassidae) from Asia". Journal of Arachnology. 27: 19–24.
1 2 Gong, Lijun; Zhong, Yang (2025-03-25). "Re-description of Sinopoda curva Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 (Araneae, Sparassidae), with a first description of the female". Biodiversity Data Journal. 13. doi:10.3897/BDJ.13.e152100. ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 11962507.

External links

Citizen science observations for Sinopoda at iNaturalist

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[wsc-1] 1 2 "Gen. Sinopoda Jäger, 1999". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-05-30.

[Jäge1999-2] Jäger, P. (1999). "Sinopoda, a new genus of Heteropodinae (Araneae, Sparassidae) from Asia". Journal of Arachnology. 27: 19–24.

[:0-3] 1 2 Gong, Lijun; Zhong, Yang (2025-03-25). "Re-description of Sinopoda curva Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 (Araneae, Sparassidae), with a first description of the female". Biodiversity Data Journal. 13. doi:10.3897/BDJ.13.e152100. ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 11962507.

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