Poecilotheria smithi
| Yellow-backed ornamental tarantula | |
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| 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 | |
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Poecilotheria smithi, or the yellow-backed ornamental, is a large arboreal tarantula. It is endemic to Sri Lanka and considered to be critically endangered.[2]
References
- ↑ The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora 8. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Ministry of Environment. p. 476.
- ↑ Ranil P. Nanayakkara; Nilantha Vishvanath; T. G. Tharaka Kusuminda; G.A.S.M. Ganehiarachch (2013). "The Range Extension of the Critically Endangered, Poecilotheria smithi in Sri Lanka, with Notes on its Sociality". Asian Journal of Conservation Biology 2 (1): 73–75.
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