Sphaerobothria hoffmanni Karsch, 1879 is a animal in the Theraphosidae family, order Araneae, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Sphaerobothria hoffmanni Karsch, 1879

Sphaerobothria hoffmanni Karsch, 1879

Sphaerobothria is a monotypic Central American tarantula genus holding only Sphaerobothria hoffmanni, found in Panama and Costa Rica.

Family
Genus
Sphaerobothria
Order
Araneae
Class
Arachnida

About Sphaerobothria hoffmanni Karsch, 1879

Sphaerobothria is a monotypic genus of tarantulas native to Central America. It contains only one species, Sphaerobothria hoffmanni. This genus and species were first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1879, and the species is found in Panama and Costa Rica.

Photo: (c) Pablo Hernandez, all rights reserved, uploaded by Pablo Hernandez

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Theraphosidae Sphaerobothria

More from Theraphosidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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