Brazilian whiteknee tarantula

Brazilian whiteknee tarantula
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Acanthoscurria
Species:
A. geniculata
Binomial name
Acanthoscurria geniculata
(C.L. Koch, 1841)
Synonyms
  • Mygale geniculata C.L. Koch, 1841
  • Scurria geniculata C.L. Koch, 1850

The Brazilian whiteknee tarantula (Acanthoscurria geniculata) is a species of tarantula from Brazil that is commonly kept as a pet.

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