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Red Skeleton Tarantula
Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Spiders & tarantulas

Red Skeleton Tarantula

Ephebopus rufescens West & Marshall, 2000

Names

EnglishRed Skeleton Tarantula
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese渐红幼足蛛
Sranan Tongobus'anansi (general name for the group)
Sranan Tongoanansi (general name for the group)
Scientific nameEphebopus rufescens West & Marshall, 2000

About this species

The Red Skeleton Tarantula (Ephebopus rufescens) is a species of the family Theraphosidae. It has been recorded in Suriname 4 times (GBIF), between 2025 and 2026. iNaturalist users have shared 6 observations from Suriname. Records come mainly from Brokopondo and Sipaliwini.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyTheraphosidae
GenusEphebopus

In Suriname

4Records in Suriname
6iNaturalist observations
2025First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo3
  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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