Anyphops broomi is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.^[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Garies anyphops flat spider.^[3]

Anyphops broomi is found in South Africa.^[2] The species occurs in the Free State, Northern Cape, and Western Cape provinces, at altitudes ranging from 27 to 1645 m above sea level.^[3]

Anyphops broomi inhabits Grassland, Desert, and Succulent Karoo biomes.^[3] These are free-living cryptozoic nocturnal ground dwellers.^[3]

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The species is known from both sexes.^[3] The carapace is yellow brown, thoracic striae black and strongly defined, continued on to the cephalic portion as a very fine black line, with radiations from thoracic striae long, fine, but distinct.^[3]

The opisthosoma is light brown, with some short longitudinal black bars and spots, and a wavy transverse blackish band above the spinners. The legs have dark bands, those on the femora poorly defined, especially the posterior ones, and those of the tibia well defined.^[3]

The colour of males is much lighter than in females. Anterior tibiae have 5, anterior metatarsi have 3 pairs of inferior spines. Total length is 14-15 mm in females and 13-14 mm in males.^[3]

Anyphops broomi is listed as Least Concern due to the wide geographical range.^[3] There are no known threats to the species. It is protected in Richtersveld National Park.^[3]

The species was originally described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1900 as Selenops broomi from Garies in the Northern Cape.^[1] It was transferred to the genus Anyphops by Benoit in 1968.^[3]