Poecilotheria smithi

Yellow-backed Ornamaental Tarantula
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Suborder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Theraphosidae
Subfamily:	Poecilotheriinae
Genus:	Poecilotheria
Species:	P. smithi
Binomial name
*Poecilotheria smithi* Kirk, 1996
Synonyms
Poecilotheria smithi Kirk, 1996 Poecilotheria pococki Charpentier, 1996 Poecilotheria smithi Peters, 2000 Poecilotheria smithi Schmidt, 2003 Poecilotheria smithi Gabriel, Gallon & Smith, 2013

Poecilotheria smithi, or the Yellow-backed ornamental, is a large arboreal tarantula. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

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