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Hysterocrates gigas is a member of the tarantula family, Theraphosidae found in Cameroon. [1] It is known as the giant baboon spider , Cameroon red baboon spider , or red baboon tarantula . [ citation needed ]
Hysterocrates maximus Strand, 1906 - Cameroon; Hysterocrates ochraceus Strand, 1907 - Cameroon, Congo; Hysterocrates robustus Pocock, 1900 - Equatorial Guinea (Mbini) Hysterocrates robustus sulcifer Strand, 1908 - Cameroon; Hysterocrates scepticus Pocock, 1900 - São Tomé and Príncipe; Hysterocrates sjostedti (Thorell, 1899) - Cameroon
Ceratogyrus darlingi (commonly called burst horned baboon tarantula or African rear-horned baboon tarantula, synonym Ceratogyrus bechuanicus) is a theraphosid spider from southern Africa, mainly Botswana and Lesotho. They reach a body length of about 5 inches (130 mm) and are ash-gray, mud-brown to black. The peltidium features a black foveal ...
Hysterocrates is a genus of African tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. [2] Species. As of June 2020 ... 1907 – Cameroon, Congo;
Pelinobius or the king baboon spider [citation needed] is a monotypic genus of east African tarantulas containing the single species, Pelinobius muticus. It was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1885, [ 3 ] and is found in Tanzania and Kenya .
Satan tarantulas live in forests of the Andes mountains between elevations of about 2,800 feet and about 3,100 feet, researchers said. So far, Satan tarantulas have been found in two neighboring ...
The hyraxes are any of four species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. About the size of a domestic cat they are well-furred, with rounded bodies and a stumpy tail. They are native to Africa and the Middle East. Family: Procaviidae (hyraxes) Genus: Dendrohyrax. Western tree hyrax, D. dorsalis LC; Genus: Procavia
Baboon researcher Esme Beamish, from Cape Town University’s Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa, explains that it makes sense for the monkeys to venture into the city in search of food.