Heteroscodra | |
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Heteroscodra maculata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: |
Heteroscodra Pocock, 1900 [1] |
Type species | |
H. maculata Pocock, 1900
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Species | |
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Heteroscodra is a genus of Central African tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1900. [2] Like many Old World tarantulas, they have a strong venom, and can inflict a painful bite. [3] As of March 2020 [update] it contains two species, found in Africa: H. crassipes and H. maculata. [1]