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Yellow-kneed Skeleton Tarantula
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Spiders & tarantulas

Yellow-kneed Skeleton Tarantula

Ephebopus murinus (Walckenaer, 1837)

Names

EnglishYellow-kneed Skeleton Tarantula
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese鼠色幼足蛛
Sranan Tongobus'anansi (general name for the group)
Sranan Tongoanansi (general name for the group)
Scientific nameEphebopus murinus (Walckenaer, 1837)

About this species

The skeleton tarantula, Ephebopus murinus, is a species of spider belonging to the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas), sub-family Aviculariinae. A New World species, it is native to several South American countries. Its common name is derived from the skeleton-like markings on its legs.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyTheraphosidae
GenusEphebopus

In Suriname

37Records in Suriname
31iNaturalist observations
2017First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini19
  • Brokopondo14
  • Commewijne2
  • Para1

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

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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