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Psalmopoeus cambridgei, the Trinidad chevron tarantula, is a species of spider in the family Theraphosidae, endemic to Trinidad. Its venom is the source of psalmotoxin and vanillotoxin which are classified as inhibitor cystine knot proteins. Psalmotoxin may be of therapeutic use in patients with a stroke.
Psalmopoeus is a genus of the family Theraphosidae containing various species of tarantulas.The genus is native to Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil, Belize, Panama, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.
A few species of large tarantulas may be found in forested areas and even in houses at the forest edge such as the Trinidad chevron tarantula (Psalmopoeus cambridgei), [53] as well as the Trinidad dwarf tarantula (Cyriocosmus elegans) [54] and the pinktoe tarantula (Avicularia avicularia). [55]
A new tarantula species, Aphonopelma jacobii, was recently discovered in Arizona. Researchers say they are docile and have striking colors. A new tarantula species is discovered in Arizona: What ...
Psalmopoeus cambridgei Pocock, 1895 - Trinidad, possibly Malaysia; Psalmopoeus ecclesiasticus Pocock, 1903 - Ecuador; Psalmopoeus emeraldus Pocock, 1903 - Colombia; Psalmopoeus irminia Saager, 1994 - Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil; Psalmopoeus langenbucheri Schmidt, Bullmer & Thierer-Lutz, 2006 - Venezuela; Psalmopoeus maya Witt, 1996 - Belize
Psalmopoeus irminia, also known as the Venezuelan suntiger, is a species of tarantula endemic to Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They were first described in 1994 by F. Saager. Description
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Despite their slow appearance, crocodiles are very fast over short distances, even out of water. However, these 2 species are considered waifs to the island. Meaning, that Trinidad and Tobago is not in their natural distribution. With these two species likely coming in from the surrounding waterways of Venezuela. Crocodylus acutus (Cuvier, 1807) VU