black house spider or ?

[azgrower12]

Ok i live here in phoenix AZ
and over the winter we empty the pool out. so today while looking in our empty pool i notice a little black spider in the pool, trying to climb up with no success. it has about a 1/4 inch long leg span. looks to me like what would be a black house spider but i heard they only reside in Australia my only other guess would be a trapdoor spider its really hard to take a picture that would be useful. cause i just have it in a large vial with Eco earth.
any guesses :?

[azgrower12]

now looking at another thread it has the body shape of Herpyllus ecclesiasticus minus the white markings

[Widowman10]

yeah, chances are it's not the one from australia ;) or a trapdoor.

descriptions are hard to give you a positive ID from. a clear picture would help immensely.