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Salem Ornamental Tarantula

Arachnids

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.

Facts
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Scientific Name
Poecilotheria formosa 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Theraphosidae, Taxa
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Poecilotheria formosa
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Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Salem Ornamental TarantulaDistributions
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"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 TarantulaDistributions
Quote, Distributions
"locality": "India", "source": "Catalogue of Life"
Sources
1. Poecilotheria formosa (Wikipedia)
Lead, living organism
Quote, Lead, living organism
Poecilotheria formosa is a species of tarantula, commonly known as the salem ornamental, beautiful parachute spider, or finely formed parachute spider.
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2. Species+ (UNEP-WCMC and CITES Secretariat): Poecilotheria formosa
Species+ (UNEP-WCMC and CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon concept 67497, CITES listing
Quote, Species+ taxon concept 67497, CITES listing
"cites_listing":"II"
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3. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Poecilotheria formosa
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyTaxon record
Quote, Taxon record
"canonicalName": "Poecilotheria formosa"
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