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Species Aphonopelma chalcodes - Desert Blond Tarantula

Tucson tarantula - Aphonopelma chalcodes

Aphonopelma, possibly chalcodes? - Aphonopelma chalcodes - female

Aphonopelma chalcodes? - Aphonopelma chalcodes - female

Tarantula on Marcus Landslide Trail - Aphonopelma chalcodes

Desert Blond Tarantula? - Aphonopelma chalcodes

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 chalcodes (Desert Blond Tarantula)

Print References

Taxonomic revision of the tarantula genus Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) within the United States.

Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 3 November, 2006 - 5:41pm
Additional contributions by kschnei, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 4 February, 2016 - 7:21pm

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