Eucratoscelus
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| Eucratoscelus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Eucratoscelus Pocock, 1898[1] |
| Type species | |
| E. constrictus (Gerstäcker, 1873) | |
| Species | |
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Eucratoscelus is a genus of East African tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1898.[2] As of March 2020[update] it contains two species, found in Tanzania and Kenya: E. constrictus and E. pachypus.[1]
