Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica [SEP] IUCN conservation status
Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica
Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica, also known as the Rameshwaram ornamental, or Rameshwaram parachute spider, is a critically endangered species of tarantula.
Distribution.
It was discovered in 2004 by Andrew Smith from a sacred grove of the Hanumavilasum Temple in Rameshwaram.
It was initially thought to be endemic to the Ramanathapuram district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, but has since been identified outside India in the Mannar District of Northern Sri Lanka. The close proximity of Mannar island to India suggests that the species may have
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- "Plesiophrictus millardi" (type) — India
- "Plesiophrictus nilagiriensis" — India
- "Plesiophrictus senffti" — Micronesia
- "Plesiophrictus sericeus" — India
- "Plesiophrictus tenuipes" — Sri Lanka
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- "Poecilotheria fasciata" (type) — Sri Lanka
- "Poecilotheria formosa" — India
- "Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica" — India, Sri Lanka
- "Poecilotheria metallica" — India
- "Poecilotheria miranda"