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Texas Brown Tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzi)
Species
Aphonopelma hentzi
- Texas Brown Tarantula
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class
Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order
Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder
Mygalomorphae (Mygalomorphs)
Family
Theraphosidae (Tarantulas)
Genus
Aphonopelma
Species
hentzi
(Texas Brown Tarantula)
Other Common Names
Oklahoma Brown Tarantula
Size
Male 35 mm, female 51 mm
Range
Louisiana N. to Kansas and W. to Arizona and Texas.
Print References
Taxonomic revision of the tarantula genus
Aphonopelma
Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) within the United States.
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Works Cited
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Taxonomic revision of the tarantula genus Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) ...
Chris A. Hamilton, Brent E. Hendrixson, Jason E. Bond. 2016. ZooKeys 560: 1–340.
Contributed by
Lynette Elliott
on 1 June, 2006 - 5:34am
Additional contributions by
kschnei
,
Edward Ruden
,
Kyhl Austin
Last updated 6 July, 2023 - 3:55pm