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.
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