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Tapinauchenius is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. [2] The name is a combination of the Greek ταπεινός , meaning "low", and αὐχήν , meaning "neck". [ 3 ]
Avicularia avicularia are among the tarantulas most commonly kept as pets for their "stunning" color and size. [2] ... Avicularia violacea → Tapinauchenius violaceus;
Tapinauchenius plumipes (C. L. Koch, 1842) - Suriname; Tapinauchenius polybotes Hüsser, 2018 - Lesser Antilles (St. Lucia) Tapinauchenius rasti Hüsser, 2018 - Lesser Antilles (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) Tapinauchenius sanctivincenti (Walckenaer, 1837) - St. Vincent; Tapinauchenius violaceus (Mello-Leitão, 1930) - French Guiana, Brazil
Tapinauchenius plumipes, the orange tree spider, is a tarantula endemic to French Guiana. It was first described by Ludovico Di Caporiacco in 1954. Its previous name, Tapinauchenius gigas was based on the Latin word for giant, being gigas. [ 1 ]
Tapinauchenius rasti (Caribbean diamond tarantula), endemic to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, is a species of concern in the international pet trade. A recent study examined the extinction risks associated with its trade using the COM-B model, which assesses decision-making based on capability, opportunity, and motivation.
In his 1985 monograph on the Mygalomorphae, Robert Raven included only four genera, Avicularia, Iridopelma, Pachistopelma, and Tapinauchenius. [5] Günter Schmidt in 2003 included Iridopelma in Avicularia , but added Ephebopus and Psalmopoeus to the subfamily. [ 6 ]
Ephebopus is a genus of northeastern South American tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. [2] Its relation to other tarantulas is one of the most uncertain in the family, and it has been frequently moved around and has been placed in each of the eight subfamilies at least once.
Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Violet turaco Tauraco violaceus (Isert, 1788) Senegal and Gambia to Chad and Central African Republic Size: Habitat: Diet: LC White-crested turaco Tauraco leucolophus (Heuglin, 1855) eastern Nigeria and western Kenya: Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Red-crested turaco Tauraco erythrolophus (Vieillot, 1819) Angola: Size: Habitat: