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Monocentropus balfouri is a tarantula in the Monocentropus genus. It was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897. The species is also called Socotra Island blue baboon tarantula, usually shortened to blue baboon tarantula. The scientific name refers to the collector Isaac Bayley Balfour.
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]
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".
Ephebopus uatuman also known as the emerald skeleton tarantula, is a tarantula native to Brazil. [1] It was first described by Lucas, Silva and Bertani in 1992. It is named after the Uatuman River .
The principal nesting turtle species in Anguilla, with important sites on the main island, Dog Island, and the Prickly Pear Cays. A year-round forager. Leathery sea turtles (Dermochelyidae) Species Common name(s) Notes Image Dermochelys coriacea: Leatherback turtle: Critically Endangered. Rare in Anguilla. Recorded nesting on the main island ...
Madison was under the impression he had a piece of Baltic amber that was between 40 and 50 million years old with a tarantula trapped inside that he could get up to $50,000 for.
Sericopelma is a genus of tarantula (family Theraphosidae), found in Central America from Nicaragua to Panama. The limits of the genus and its distribution have long been confused; it is closely related to the genus Aphonopelma. Sericopelma species are among the largest found in Central America. They can be kept as pets, although at least one ...
Location of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean Saint Vincent lies to the north of the Grenadines island chain. This is a list of amphibians and reptiles found on the island of Saint Vincent, located in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. It is the main island of the nation Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.