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Ornamental Tarantulas
Poecilotheria
Poecilotheria is a genus of the spider family Theraphosidae currently containing 14 or more species of arboreal tarantula, commonly known as tiger spiders. The genus is known for vivid color patterns, fast movement, and potent venom compared to other tarantulas. The genus is native to Sri Lanka and India. The name Poecilotheria is derived from Greek poikilos - spotted and therion - wild beast.
15 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Indian Ornamental Tarantula
speciesPoecilotheria regalis
Fringed Ornamental Tarantula
speciesPoecilotheria ornata
Tiger Ornamental Tarantula
speciesPoecilotheria tigrinawesseli
Gooty Sapphire Ornamental Tarantula
speciesPoecilotheria metallica
Ivory Ornamental Tarantula
speciesPoecilotheria subfusca
Sri Lankan Ornamental Tarantula
speciesPoecilotheria fasciata
Ghost Ornamental Tarantula
speciesPoecilotheria vittata
redslate ornamental tarantula
speciesPoecilotheria rufilata
Rameshwaram Ornamental Tarantula
speciesPoecilotheria hanumavilasumica
Mysore Ornamental Tarantula
speciesPoecilotheria striata
Salem Ornamental Tarantula
speciesPoecilotheria formosa
Yellow-backed Ornamental Tarantula
speciesPoecilotheria smithi
Bengal Spotted Ornamental Tarantula
speciesPoecilotheria miranda
Poecilotheria srilankensis
speciesPoecilotheria srilankensis
Poecilotheria rajaei
speciesPoecilotheria rajaei
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 91195.