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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
The Harpactirinae (commonly called baboon spiders) are a subfamily of tarantulas which are native to the continent of Africa. Like many Old World tarantulas, they have a relatively strong venom and can inflict a painful bite.
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 .
Pterinochilus murinus or the orange baboon tarantula, [2] is a nocturnal spider in the family Theraphosidae that was first described in 1897 by Reginald Innes Pocock. [1] This species is found in Angola, as well as central and southern Africa. It is a member of the subfamily Harpactirinae, baboon spiders. [3]
A new tarantula species, Aphonopelma jacobii, was recently discovered in Arizona. Researchers say they are docile and have striking colors. ... The spider is gray and black and has a "fiery red ...
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Cameroon. There are 327 mammal species in Cameroon , of which four are critically endangered, sixteen are endangered, twenty-three are vulnerable, and fourteen are near threatened.
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