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Heteroscodra

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Heteroscodra is a genus of Central African tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1900. Like many Old World tarantulas, they have a strong venom, and can inflict a painful bite. it contains two species, found in Africa: H. crassipes and H. maculata.

Species

Togo Starburst Baboon Spider

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderAraneae
  5. FamilyTheraphosidae
Observations18
Observations recorded24

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Theraphosidae
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Togo Starburst Tarantula.jpg
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Commons category
Heteroscodra
taxon name
Heteroscodra
taxon rank
genus
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Category:Heteroscodra
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Heteroscodra is a genus of Central African tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1900. Like many Old World tarantulas, they have a strong venom, and can inflict a painful bite. it contains two species, found in Africa: H. crassipes and H. maculata.

==References==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Heteroscodra” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.