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TARANTULA SCIENTIFIC TO COMMON NAMES |
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Scientific Name |
Common Name |
TYPE |
Behavior |
Distribution |
Habitat |
Max Size |
Acanthoscurria brocklehursti |
Giant Black and White |
New World |
Terrestrial |
North Brazil |
Forests |
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Acanthoscurria chacoana |
Bolivian Red Rump |
New World |
Terrestrial |
Bolivia |
Forests |
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Acanthoscurria geniculata |
Giant White Knee |
New World |
Terrestrial |
Brazil |
Forests |
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Acanthoscurria suina |
Rusty Brown Birdeater |
New World |
Terrestrial |
Uruguay |
Rainforest |
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Ami sp. Panama |
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New World |
Terrestrial |
Panama |
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Aphonopelma bicoloratum |
Mexican Blood Leg |
New World |
Terrestrial |
US |
Desert |
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Aphonopelma chalcodes |
Desert Blonde Tarantula |
New World |
Terrestrial |
Arizona |
Desert |
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Aphonopelma moderatum |
Rio Grande gold |
New World |
Terrestrial |
Texas |
Desert |
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Aphonopelma seemani |
Costa Rican Zebra |
New World |
Terrestrial |
Nicaragua |
Grasslands |
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Augacephalus ezendami |
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Old World |
Burrowing |
Mozambique |
Grasslands |
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Augacephalus junodi |
Golden Baboon |
Old World |
Burrowing |
South Africa |
Grasslands |
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Avicularia avicularia |
Pink toe |
New World |
Arboreal |
Guyana |
Rainforest |
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Avicularia braunshaunsheni |
Goliath Pink toe |
New World |
Arboreal |
North Brazil |
Rainforest |
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Avicularia diversipes |
Amazon Sapphire Pink Toe |
New World |
Arboreal |
Brazil |
Rainforest |
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Avicularia geroldi |
Brazilian Blue and Red Pinktoe |
New World |
Arboreal |
Brazil |
Rainforest |
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Avicularia huriana |
Ecuadorian Wooly Pink Toe |
New World |
Arboreal |
Ecuador |
Rainforest |
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Avicularia juruensis |
Yellow Banded Pink Toe |
New World |
Arboreal |
Rondonia, Brazil |
Rainforest |
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Avicularia laeta |
Puerto Rican Pink Toe |
New World |
Arboreal |
Puerto Rico |
Rainforest |
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Avicularia minatrix |
Venezuelan Redslate Pink Toe |
New World |
Arboreal |
Falcon State, Venezuela |
Hills, semi-arid |
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Avicularia versicolor |
Antilles pink toe |
New World |
Arboreal |
Martinique Guadelupe |
Rainforest |
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Brachypelma albiceps |
Mexican Golden Red Rump |
New World |
Terrestrial |
South-Central Mexico |
Humid Forests |
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Brachypelma albopilosum |
Honduras Curly Hair |
New World |
Terrestrial |
Honduras Mexico CostaRica |
Tropical Forest |
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Brachypelma annitha |
Mexican Giant Red Knee |
New World |
Terrestrial |
Mexico |
Dry scrubland |
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Brachypelma auratum |
Mexican Flame Knee |
New World |
Terrestrial |
South-West Mexico |
Dry scrubland |
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Brachypelma boehmei |
Mexican Fireleg |
New World |
Terrestrial |
West Coast, Mexico |
Dry Earth |
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Brachypelma emilia |
Mexican Redleg |
New World |
Terrestrial |
West Coast, Mexico |
Dry scrubland |
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Brachypelma klaasi |
Mexican Pink |
New World |
Terrestrial |
Western Mexico |
Dry scrubland |
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Brachypelma schroederi |
Mexican Black Velvet |
New World |
Terrestrial |
Mexico |
Dry scrubland |
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Brachypelma smithi |
Mexican Red Knee |
New World |
Terrestrial |
West Coast, Mexico |
Dry scrubland |
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Brachypelma vagans |
Mexican Red Rump |
New World |
Terrestrial |
Southern Mexico |
Dry scrubland |
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Ceratogyrus darlingi |
East African Horned Baboon |
Old World |
Burrowing |
Zimbabwe |
Dry scrubland |
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Ceratogyrus marshalli |
Straight Horned Baboon |
Old World |
Burrowing |
Mozambique, Zimbabwe |
Dry scrubland |
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Ceratogyrus meridionalis |
Zimbabwe Grey Mustard Baboon |
Old World |
Burrowing |
Malawi, Mozambique |
Dry scrubland |
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Ceratogyrus sanderi |
Sandy Horned Baboon |
Old World |
Burrowing |
Namibia, Zimbabwe |
Dry scrubland |
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Chilobrachys fimbriatus |
Indian violet |
Old World |
Burrowing |
Khandala & Satara, India |
Tropical Forest |
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Chilobrachys huahini |
Asian Giant Fawn |
Old World |
Burrowing |
Thailand |
Tropical Forest |
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Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens |
Green Bottle Blue |
New World |
Terrestrial |
North Venezuela |
Dry Earth |
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Cyclosternum fasciatum |
Costa Rica Tiger Rump |
Old World |
Terrestrial |
Costa Rica |
Tropical Forest |
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Cyclosternum schmardae |
Yellow Banded Birdeater |
Old World |
Terrestrial |
Peru, Ecuador |
Tropical Forest |
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Cyriocosmus bertae |
Peruvian Dwarf Beauty. |
New World |
Burrowing |
Peru, Belize |
Tropical Forest |
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Cyriocosmus elegans |
Trinidad Dwarf Tiger Rump |
New World |
Burrowing |
Orinoco, Venezuela |
Tropical Forest |
2 inches |
Cyriocosmus perezmilesi |
Bolivian Dwarf Beauty |
New World |
Burrowing |
Bolivia |
Tropical Forest |
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Cyriopagopus schiodtei |
Malaysian Giant Earth Tiger |
Old World |
Arboreal |
Malaysia |
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Ephebopus murinus |
Skeleton Tarantula |
New World |
Burrowing |
French Guyana |
Lowland forest |
5 inches |
Eucratoscelus pachypus |
Stout Leg Baboon |
Old World |
Terrestrial |
Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya |
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4 inches |
Grammostola iheringi |
Entre Rios |
New World |
Terrestrial |
Brazil |
Tropical Forest |
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Grammostola mollicoma |
Brazilian Giant Tawny Red |
New World |
Terrestrial |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
Dry scrubland |
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Grammostola pulchra |
Brazilian Black |
New World |
Terrestrial |
Brazil |
Dry scrubland |
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Grammostola pulchripes |
Chaco Golden Knee |
New World |
Terrestrial |
Paraguay, Argentina |
Dry scrubland |
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Hapalopus sp groB |
Pumpkin Patch |
New World |
Terrestrial |
Brazil |
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Haplopelma albostriatum |
Thai Zebra |
Old World |
Burrowing |
Thailand |
Tropical Forest |
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Haplopelma hainanum |
Chinese Black Earth Tiger |
Old World |
Burrowing |
China |
Tropical Forest |
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Haplopelma lividum |
Cobalt Blue |
Old World |
Burrowing |
Thailand |
Tropical Forest |
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Heteroscodra maculata |
Togo Starburst Baboon |
Old World |
Arboreal |
Ghana, Togo |
Shrubs, humid forest |
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Heterothele villosella |
Tanzanian Chestnut Baboon |
Old World |
Burrowing |
Usambara Mtn, Tanzania |
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Holothele incei "gold" |
Trinidad Olive "gold" |
New World |
Burrowing |
Trinidad Island |
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Idiothele mira |
Blue foot Tarantula |
Old World |
Burrowing |
South Africa |
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Iridopelma sp. Recife |
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New World |
Arboreal |
Brazil |
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Lampropelma sp. Borneo black |
Borneo Black |
Old World |
Arboreal |
Borneo |
Rainforest |
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Lampropelma violaceopes |
Singapore Blue |
Old World |
Arboreal |
Pahang, W. Malaysia |
Rainforest |
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Lasiodora difficilis |
Paulo Fiery Red Rump |
New World |
Terrestrial |
Brazil |
Rainforest |
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Lasiodora itabunae |
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New World |
Terrestrial |
Brazil |
Rainforest |
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Lasiodora klugi |
Bahia Scarlet |
New World |
Terrestrial |
Brazil |
Rainforest |
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Lasiodora parahybana |
Salmon Pink Birdeater |
New World |
Terrestrial |
Brazil |
Rainforest |
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Lasiodorides polycuspulatus |
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New World |
Terrestrial |
Peru |
Damp, Warm |
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Lasiodorides striatus |
Srtriped Leg Birdeater |
New World |
Terrestrial |
Peru |
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Monocentropus balfouri |
Socotra Island Blue Baboon |
Old World |
Burrowing |
Socotra Madagascar Yemen |
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Nhandu carapoensis |
Brazilian Red |
New World |
Terrestrial |
Brazil, Paraguay |
Tropical Forest |
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Nhandu chromatus |
Brazilian Red and White |
New World |
Terrestrial |
Brazil |
Tropical Forest |
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Nhandu tripepii |
Brazilian Giant Blonde |
New World |
Terrestrial |
Brazil |
Tropical Forest |
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Ornithoctonus aureotibialis |
Thailand Golden Fringe |
Old World |
Terrestrial |
Thailand |
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Paraphysa parvula |
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New World |
Terrestrial |
Chile, Argentina |
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Phormictopus auratus |
Golden Cuban |
New World |
Terrestrial |
Holguin, Cuba |
Tropical Forest |
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Phormictopus cancerides |
Dominican Giant Brown |
New World |
Terrestrial |
Cuba, Dominican Rep, Haiti |
Tropical Forest |
7 inches |
Poecilotheria fasciata |
Sri Lankan Ornamental |
Old World |
Arboreal |
Sri Lanka |
Tropical Forest |
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Poecilotheria formosa |
Salem Ornamental |
Old World |
Arboreal |
SW India |
Tropical Forest |
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Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica |
Rameshwaram Ornamental |
Old World |
Arboreal |
Ramanthapuram dist, India |
Palm Plantations |
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Poecilotheria metallica |
Gooty Sapphire Ornamental |
Old World |
Arboreal |
Andhra Pradesh, India |
Deciduous forest |
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Poecilotheria miranda |
Bengal Spotted Ornamental |
Old World |
Arboreal |
Chhota Nagpur, East India |
Deciduous forest |
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Poecilotheria ornata |
Fringed Ornamental |
Old World |
Arboreal |
Sri Lanka |
Tropical Forest |
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Poecilotheria pederseni |
Pedersen's Ornamental |
Old World |
Arboreal |
India |
Tropical Forest |
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Poecilotheria regalis |
Indian Ornamental |
Old World |
Arboreal |
India |
Tropical Forest |
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Poecilotheria rufilata |
Red slate Ornamental |
Old World |
Arboreal |
Western Ghats, India |
Evergreen Forest |
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Poecilotheria striata |
Mysore Ornamental |
Old World |
Arboreal |
Southern India |
Deciduous forest |
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Psalmopoeus cambridgei |
Trinidad Chevron |
New World |
Arboreal |
Trinidad Island |
Humid Forests |
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Psalmopoeus irminia |
Venezuelan Suntiger |
New World |
Arboreal |
Venezuela |
Humid Forests |
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Psalmopoeus pulcher |
Panama Blonde |
New World |
Arboreal |
Panama |
Humid Forests |
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Psalmopoeus reduncus |
Costa Rican Chevron |
New World |
Arboreal |
Costa Rica |
Humid Forests |
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Pseudhapalopus sp blau |
Blue Rump |
New World |
Burrowing |
Colombia |
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Pterinochilus chordatus |
Kilimanjaro Baboon |
Old World |
Terrestrial |
Tanzania, Kenya |
semi dry highland |
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Pterinochilus lugardi |
Fort Hall Baboon |
Old World |
Terrestrial |
Tanzania, Kenya |
semi dry highland |
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Pterinochilus murinus |
Usambara Orange Baboon |
Old World |
Terrestrial |
Tanzania |
semi dry highland |
5.5 inches |
Selenocosmia arndsti |
New Guinea Rust Orange |
Old World |
Burrowing |
New Guinea |
Tropical Forest |
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Selenocosmia crassipes |
Barking Birdeater |
Old World |
Burrowing |
Queensland |
Tropical Forest |
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Selenocosmia sp. Eunice |
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Old World |
Burrowing |
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Tropical Forest |
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Tapinauchenius cupreus |
Violet Tree Spider |
New World |
Arboreal |
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Tropical Forest |
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Tapinauchenius elenae |
Ecuador Tree Spider |
New World |
Arboreal |
Rio Momon, Peru |
Tropical Forest |
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Tapinauchenius gigas |
Red Tree Spider |
New World |
Arboreal |
Venezuela, Guyana |
Tropical Forest |
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Tapinauchenius latipes |
Ghost Tree Spider |
New World |
Arboreal |
Puerto Cabello, Venezuela |
Tropical Forest |
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Tapinauchenius subcaeruleus |
Metallic Tree Spider |
New World |
Arboreal |
Ecuador |
Tropical Forest |
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Theraposa apophysis |
Pink Footed Goliath Birdeater |
New World |
Terrestrial |
Venezuela |
Tropical Forest |
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Theraposa stirmi |
Goliath Burgundy Birdeater |
New World |
Terrestrial |
Brazil |
Tropical Forest |
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Thrixopelma ockerti |
Peruvian Orange Rump |
New World |
Terrestrial |
Peru |
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