Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Chelicerata Order Araneae Scientific name Hysterocrates crassipes | Phylum Arthropoda Class Arachnida Infraorder Mygalomorphae Rank Species | |
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Similar Acanthoscurria antillensis, Acanthoscurria musculosa, Acanthoscurria juruenicola, Vitalius wacketi, Ceratogyrus brachycephalus | ||
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Hysterocrates crassipes is a species of spider in the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas) found in Cameroon, Africa.
It is a burrowing species, often sold by pet stores under the name Hysterocrates gigas. Although these tarantulas both come from Cameroon, Hysterocrates crassipes does not turn red before molting, and has an enlarged tibia on leg pair IV into adulthood, whereas H. gigas does not keep these "enlarged" (thick) tibia. Also, H. crassipes do not get as large as H. gigas.
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