Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica
| Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica | |
|---|---|
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Subfamily: | Poecilotheriinae |
| Genus: | Poecilotheria |
| Species: | P. hanumavilasumica |
| Binomial name | |
| Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica Smith & Carpenter, 2004 | |
| Synonyms | |
Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica, also known as the Rameshwaram Ornamental, or Rameshwaram Parachute Spider, is a critically endangered species of tarantula earlier thought endemic to Ramanathapuram district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It was discovered in 2004 by Andrew Smith from a sacred grove of the Hanumavilasum Temple in Rameshwaram.[1]
The spider was first identified outside India recently from Mannar district of Northern Sri Lanka. the close proximity of Mannar island to India, it is believed that the species was dispersed during the land bridge in Pleistocene epoch between the two countries. [2][3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Siliwal, M., Molur, S. & Daniel, B.A. (2008). "Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287884X15000035
- ↑ http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/2015/02/12/critically-endangered-tarantula/
- ↑ http://www.researchgate.net/publication/272028296_Discovery_of_the_Critically_Endangered_Tarantula_Species_of_the_Genus_Poecilotheria_(Araneae_Theraphosidae)_Poecilotheria_hanumavilasumica_From_Sri_Lanka