Tliltocatl sabulosus
Species of spider
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Tliltocatl sabulosus (synonym Brachypelma sabulosum) is a species of spider in the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas), found in Guatemala.[1]
| Tliltocatl sabulosus | |
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| Captive spider, probably a female of this species | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Tliltocatl |
| Species: | T. sabulosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tliltocatl sabulosus (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897)[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
Taxonomy
Tliltocatl sabulosus was first described, as Eurypelma sabulosum, by F. O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1897. It was transferred to the genus Brachypelma in 1989.[1] In 2019, it was proposed that it be moved to the new genus Tliltocatl; this has been accepted by the World Spider Catalog.[1]
Distribution
Conservation
All species of Brachypelma, then including Tliltocatl, including T. sabulosus, were placed on CITES Appendix II in 1994, thus restricting trade.[4]