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Horned Baboon Spiders
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Horned Baboon Spiders

Ceratogyrus

Ceratogyrus is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas). Found in southern Africa, members of genus are commonly called horned baboons, for the foveal horn found on the peltidium in some of the species within the genus.

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10 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Rear Horned Baboon Spider

speciesCeratogyrus darlingi

Sandy Horned Baboon Spider

speciesCeratogyrus sanderi

Cranial Horned Baboon Spider

speciesCeratogyrus dolichocephalus

Straight Horned Baboon Spider

speciesCeratogyrus marshalli

Great Horned Baboon Spider

speciesCeratogyrus brachycephalus

Ceratogyrus attonitifer

speciesCeratogyrus attonitifer

Zimbabwe Grey Baboon Spider

speciesCeratogyrus meridionalis

Ceratogyrus hillyardi

speciesCeratogyrus hillyardi

Ceratogyrus pillansi

speciesCeratogyrus pillansi

Ceratogyrus paulseni

speciesCeratogyrus paulseni

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