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Amazonius burgessi

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The described specimens were offspring raised in captivity of a wild caught specimen that were collected from a burrow and preserved in 80% ethanol. They have a faded brown, black or grey color, and long light hairs being orange or red in the abdomen.
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A is a female specimen, while B is a male specimen. Scale bar = 5mm.
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The A. Burgessi requires typical tarantula care, such as
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Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Chelicerata
Arachnida
Araneae
Mygalomorphae
Theraphosidae
Amazonius
Binomial name
tarantula
Amazonius
genus
Leticia
Colombia
Iquitos
Peru
Ecuador
spider
Colombia
Peru
Ecuador
Amazon
above sea level


"A first phylogenetic analysis reveals a new arboreal tarantula genus from South America with description of a new species and two new species of Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae)"

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