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Hysterocrates
Hysterocrates is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae, native to west and central Africa.
18 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Bioko Baboon Spider
speciesHysterocrates ederi

Giant Baboon Spider
speciesHysterocrates gigas

São Tomé Giant Baboon Spider
speciesHysterocrates scepticus

Nigerian Rust Rump Baboon Spider
speciesHysterocrates laticeps

Hercules Baboon Spider
speciesHysterocrates hercules

Cameroon Brown Baboon Spider
speciesHysterocrates crassipes
Hysterocrates didymus
speciesHysterocrates didymus
Hysterocrates robustus
speciesHysterocrates robustus
Hysterocrates maximus
speciesHysterocrates maximus
Hysterocrates greshoffi
speciesHysterocrates greshoffi
Hysterocrates greeffi
speciesHysterocrates greeffi
Hysterocrates elephantiasis
speciesHysterocrates elephantiasis
Hysterocrates efuliensis
speciesHysterocrates efuliensis
Ivory Coast Baboon Spider
speciesHysterocrates celerierae
Hysterocrates sjostedti
speciesHysterocrates sjostedti
Cricket-leg Baboon Spider
speciesHysterocrates apostolicus
Hysterocrates ochraceus
speciesHysterocrates ochraceus
Hysterocrates weileri
speciesHysterocrates weileri
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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Every page naming Hysterocrates in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 421505.