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Poecilotheria miranda

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Poecilotheria miranda
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Poecilotheria
Species:
P. miranda
Binomial name
Poecilotheria miranda
Pocock, 1900[3]

Poecilotheria miranda, also known as the Bengal ornamental is a species of tarantula. The species is endemic to India.[1][3]

Distribution

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Endemic to India, this tiger spider is the least observed from all. They are known only from Chhota Nagpur region.[1]

Identification

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Both first and fourth leg pairs are identically marked, where femur is black with a thin distal white band. Patella is whitish cream. Tibia whitish proximally, with a black band distally.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Siliwal, M.; Molur, S.; Daniel, B.A. (2008). "Poecilotheria miranda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T63564A12682467. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T63564A12682467.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ a b "Taxon details Poecilotheria miranda Pocock, 1900". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  4. ^ Nanayakkara, Ranil P. (2014). Tiger Spiders Poecilotheria of Sri Lanka. Colombo: Biodiversity Secretariat, Ministry of Environmental & Renewable Energy. p. 167. ISBN 978-955-0033-58-4.