Euphrictus squamosus

The species was first described by Pierre Benoit in 1965 as the type species, Zophopelma squamosa, of a new genus Zophopelma, placed in the family Barychelidae.^[3] After analysing its features, Robert J. Raven considered the species to belong to the family Theraphosidae rather than Barychelidae, and also transferred it to the genus Euphrictus as E. squamosus.^[4] The transfer has been accepted by most sources,^[1] but Andrew M. Smith in 1990, although agreeing with the changed family placement, questioned Raven's view that Zophopelma and Euphrictus are synonymous.^[2]

Euphrictus squamosus is characterized by yellow-white scales on its cephalothorax, for both genders. It has a slightly shorter embolus than Euphrictus spinosus. It is 11.4 mm long and reddish-brown in colour.^[3]