This species is 55% complete

Poecilotheria rajaei Nanayakkara, Kirk, Dayananda, Ganehiarachchi, Vishvanath & Kusuminda, 2012

Sri Lanka ♂♀

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IUCN Status

IUCN Red List Status

Photo Credit : Ranil Nanayakkara

Taxonomy and History

Scientific Name : Poecilotheria rajaei

Described By: Nanayakkara, Kirk, Dayananda, Ganehiarachchi, Vishvanath & Kusuminda, 2012
Researcher Profile: Ranil P. Nanayakkara, Peter J. Kirk, G.A.S.M Ganehiarachchi, Nilantha Vishvanath, Salindra K. Dayananda, T.G. Tharaka Kusuminda
Genus: Poecilotheria
Etymology: The spider is named after sub inspector of police SI Michael Rajakumar Purajah.
Original Type Locality: 9.123869, 80.447642

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Poecilotheria rajaei

Holotype : ♀ (?), Sri Lanka

Paratype : ♂ (?), Sri Lanka

♀ (?), Sri Lanka