Acanthoscurria antillensis

Acanthoscurria antillensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Acanthoscurria
Species: A. antillensis
Binomial name
Acanthoscurria antillensis
Pocock, 1903[1]

Acanthoscurria antillensis is a species of large spider, a tarantula in the family Theraphosidae. This species occurs in the Lesser Antilles,[1] hence the specific name "antillensis" meaning "of the Antilles". This species is known in the exotic pet trade as the "Antillean pink patch" tarantula.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Taxon details Acanthoscurria antillensis Pocock, 1903", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-03-24
  2. Encyclopedia of Life website accessed 2014-08-30
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