Brachypelma auratum
| Brachypelma auratum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Brachypelma |
| Species: | B. auratum |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachypelma auratum Schmidt, 1992 | |
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| Distribution of B. auratum | |
Brachypelma auratum (also called Mexican flame knee) is a tarantula endemic to the regions of Guerrero and Michoacán in Mexico. In appearance it is reminiscent of the quintessential Mexican red-kneed spider, Brachypelma smithi, albiet darker and with more discrete red striations on the patella. The form of these red markings have earned the spider it's common name, the flame knee. Due to the species' similarities to B. smithi, it was not considered a distinct species until 1992.[1]
References
- ↑ Peter Klaas: Vogelspinnen: Herkunft, Pflege, Arten. Eugen Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 2003/2007, ISBN 978-3-8001-4660-4, s. 70
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