Southern Baboon Spiders
Harpactirinae
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.
10 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
Common Baboon Spiders
genusHarpactira
Horned Baboon Spiders
genusCeratogyrus
Pterinochilus
genusPterinochilus
Brachionopus
genusBrachionopus
Lesser Baboon Spiders
genusHarpactirella
Trapdoor Baboon Spiders
genusIdiothele
Starburst Baboon Spiders
genusAugacephalus
Eucratoscelus
genusEucratoscelus
Trichognathella
genusTrichognathella
Bacillochilus
genusBacillochilus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 808272.