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Poecilotheriinae
Poecilotheria
Poecilotheria smithi
Peter J. Kirk
1996
Sri Lanka
♀
♂
IUCN Status
Subfamily : Poecilotheriinae
Genus : Poecilotheria
Type Locality : Haragama, near Kandy, Sri Lanka
Etymology : Named after arachnologist Andrew M. Smith
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Male Activity
A new species of Poecilotheria (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Sri Lanka
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 12(1): 20-30
Habitat and Type Locality