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Tarantulas
211 species
| Species | Category | Family | Species policy | Captive records | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Venezuelan Red-striped TarantulaAvicularia minatrixPhoto CC BY: (c) Peter Coxhead, some rights reserved (CC BY) | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Mexican Blue-femur TarantulaBonnetina cyaneifemur | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Puerto Rican Pinktoe TarantulaCaribena laeta | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Argentinian Bronze TarantulaCatumiri argentinense | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Catumiri parvum | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Asian Smokey Earth-tiger TarantulaChilobrachys dyscolus | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Chilobrachys huahini | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Psychedelic Earth TigerCilantica devamatha | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Citharacanthus cyaneus | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Malaysian Purple-femur TarantulaCoremiocnemis hoggi | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Singapore Brown TarantulaCoremiocnemis valida | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
 Yellow-banded BirdeaterCyclosternum schmardaePhoto CC BY: (c) ajott, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by ajott | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Cyriocosmus perezmilesi | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Peruvian Dwarf Star TarantulaCyriocosmus sellatus | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Bahamian TarantulaCyrtopholis bonhotei | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Dolichothele camargorum | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Brazilian Blue Beauty TarantulaDolichothele diamantinensis | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Mexican Brown TarantulaDugesiella duplex | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Mexican Chocolate TarantulaDugesiella serrata | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Tanzanian Black-and-olive Baboon SpiderEncyocratella olivacea | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Ewok cyaneolus | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Brazilian Red-rump TarantulaGrammostola actaeon | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Grammostola doeringi | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Grammostola inermis | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Uruguay Black Beauty TarantulaGrammostola quirogai | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Himalayan Earth-tiger TarantulaHaplocosmia himalayana | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Kalimantan TarantulaHaplopelma doriae | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Purcells Baboon SpiderHarpactira baviana | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Bronze Baboon SpiderHarpactira namaquensis | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
 Trinidad Pink TarantulaHolothele longipesPhoto CC BY: (c) Zac Peterson, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Zac Peterson | Tarantulas | Theraphosidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
About this catalogue
Where the list comes from
Species-level taxa with at least one iNaturalist observation marked captive, refreshed periodically. “Captive records” counts observations, not animals traded, and includes zoo collections.
How it's organized
Each species is placed in a group and category from its taxonomic order and family. Our operations team reviews names, handling notes and categories over time.
Photos
Shown only when the photographer licensed the image CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA, with attribution. Other species show an illustration.