Cryptomaster leviathan

Cryptomaster leviathan is an opilionid arachnid known from southeastern Oregon.^[1] It is named after the Leviathan of the Book of Job in the Hebrew Bible due to its large body size compared to most travunioid Laniatores.

Cryptomaster leviathan
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Opiliones
Family:	Cryptomastridae
Genus:	Cryptomaster
Species:	C. leviathan
Binomial name
Cryptomaster leviathan Briggs, 1969

Like its relative C. behemoth, it is found in mature coniferous or mixed coniferous and hardwood forests.^[2] However, it has also been found in disturbed forests and forests with few conifers. It is often found under decaying logs and stumps and in the leaf litter of maple trees and Polystichum ferns.