Encantarana

Encantarana is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae containing the single species, Encantarana hamiltoni.
It most closely resembles Holothele.

Distribution

Encantarana hamiltoni is endemic to Puerto Rico.

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of Spanish encanto "enchanted" and araña "spider", in reference to Puerto Rico's name as the "enchanted island". The species name honors arachnologist Chris A. Hamilton.