Cyriopagopus paganus
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| Cyriopagopus paganus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Cyriopagopus |
| Species: | C. paganus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyriopagopus paganus Simon, 1887 | |
Cyriopagopus paganus is a tarantula which was first described by Eugène Simon in 1887. They can be found in Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar. They are burrowers, being found in this area, inside their burrows, waiting for prey.[1]
They have a grayish-black carapace, with grayish-black legs, except for the femur, which is a deep black. The opisthosoma is also a grayish-black color, with a deep black fishbone pattern. It looks somewhat similar to the Cyriopagopus vonwirthi tarantula, except Cyriopagopus paganus is darker, and lacks some of the skeletal coloration. Though Cyriopagopus vonwirthi coloration is also dependent on the locality it was found in, some times either of this species are mislabeled for one another.