Salem Ornamental Tarantula (Poecilotheria formosa) is a species of arboreal tarantula also known as the beautiful parachute spider or finely formed parachute spider, native to India.
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Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Poecilotheria formosa
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Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Salem Ornamental TarantulaDistributionsQuote, Distributions
"locality": "Southern Asia", "status": "PRESENT", "source": "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)"
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Salem Ornamental TarantulaDistributionsQuote, Distributions
"locality": "India", "source": "Catalogue of Life"
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1. Poecilotheria formosa (Wikipedia)
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Poecilotheria formosa is a species of tarantula, commonly known as the salem ornamental, beautiful parachute spider, or finely formed parachute spider.
2. Species+ (UNEP-WCMC and CITES Secretariat): Poecilotheria formosa
Species+ (UNEP-WCMC and CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon concept 67497, CITES listingQuote, Species+ taxon concept 67497, CITES listing
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3. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Poecilotheria formosa
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"canonicalName": "Poecilotheria formosa"
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