Aphonopelma seemanni

(Pickard-Cambridge, 1897)

Vernacular names
English : Costa Rican zebra tarantula
French : Mygale zèbre du Costa Rica

Classification
Class : Arachnida
Order : Araneae
Family : Theraphosidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Leg span up to 13 cm, body length is about 6.5 cm, smaller for males. Brown tarantula with silvery-grey sheen. Two white-beige bands on legs, becoming a single band then vanishing. Leg segments beige, clear brown hairs.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in Central America, in Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Guatemala. Mostly found in open and semi-arid to arid scrubland.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : NOT LISTED
CITES : Not listed
Status : Status not assessed, the species is common in the wild.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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