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Chaetopelma lymberakisi is a species of tarantula commonly known as the Cretan tarantula.Its native range is restricted to the island of Crete.It was first described in 2019 by Maria Chatzaki and Marjan Komnenov and is named in honor of Petros Lymberakis, curator of vertebrates at the Natural History Museum of Crete. [1]
This list of the reptiles of Greece is primarily based on the Atlas of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Greece (2020), published under the auspices of the Societas Hellenica Herpetologica, supplemented by the IUCN Red List. [1] [2] Of the 66 (IUCN) or 76 (Atlas) species recognized, 11 are endemic, while 3 are assessed as endangered. [1]: 11–13 [2]
Chaetopelma is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. [3] They are found in Africa, Europe, and Asia including the countries of Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Cyprus, Greece, Sudan, Cameroon, and Iran. [1]
Chaetopelma lymberakisi Chatzaki & Komnenov, 2019 - Greece (Crete) Chaetopelma olivaceum (C. L. Koch, 1841) ( type ) - Cyprus, Turkey, Sudan, Egypt, Middle East Chaetopelma turkesi Topçu & Demircan, 2014 - Turkey
Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. [2] As of December 2023, 1,100 species have been identified, with 166 genera. [3] The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although many other members of the same infraorder (Mygalomorphae) are commonly referred to as "tarantulas" or "false tarantulas".
A “mesmerizing” electric blue tarantula species has been discovered in Thailand, according to new research.
Greece is a country in the Balkan Peninsula of southern Europe, and lies to the south of Albania, North Macedonia and Bulgaria, and west of Turkey.It has a long coastline with the Mediterranean Sea and the Aegean Sea, and includes the island of Crete and many smaller islands.
Stellion, Agama stellio (Greek islands) Family: Gekkonidae (geckos) Kotschy's gecko, Cyrtodactylus kotschyi LC (southern Europe) Mediterranean house gecko, Hemidactylus turcicus LC (southern Europe) Family: Lacertidae (wall or true lizards) Subfamily: Lacertinae Tribe: Eremiadini. Snake-eyed lizard, Ophisops elegans (Mediterranean and Central Asia)