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Lyrognathus

West, Rick C.;Nunn, Steven C.

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Lyrognathus

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Lyrognathus is a genus of Asian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1895.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderAraneae
  5. FamilyTheraphosidae

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Lyrognathus
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Lyrognathus is a genus of Asian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1895.

==Species== it contains seven species, all found in Asia: Lyrognathus achilles West & Nunn, 2010 – Borneo Lyrognathus crotalus Pocock, 1895 (type) – India Lyrognathus fuscus West & Nunn, 2010 – Borneo Lyrognathus giannisposatoi Nunn & West, 2013 – Indonesia (Sumatra) Lyrognathus lessunda West & Nunn, 2010 – Indonesia (Lombok) Lyrognathus robustus Smith, 1988 – Malaysia Lyrognathus saltator Pocock, 1900 – India

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