Ephebopus cyanognathus

Ephebopus cyanognathus
Ephebopus cyanognathus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Theraphosidae
Subfamily: Aviculariinae
Genus: Ephebopus
Species: E. cyanognathus
Binomial name
Ephebopus cyanognathus
West & Marshall, 2000

The Blue fang tarantula, or Ephebopus cyanognathus is a species of tarantula in the family of Theraphosidae.[1][2] It is endemic to French Guiana.[3]

References

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  1. SpidCat: The World Spider Catalog. Platnick N.I. & Raven R.J., 2008-01-07
  2. Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist.". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  3. West, R. C. & S. D. Marshall. (2000) Description of two new species of Ephebopus Simon, 1892 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Aviculariinae)., Arthropoda 8(2): 6-14.
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