Chilobrachys dyscolus

Chilobrachys dyscolus
C. dyscolus in Cat Tien National Park
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Clade: Avicularioidea
Family: Theraphosidae
Subfamily: Selenocosmiinae
Genus: Chilobrachys
Species:
C. dyscolus
Binomial name
Chilobrachys dyscolus
(Simon, 1886)[1]

Chilobrachys dyscolus is a species of spider in the tarantula family (Theraphosidae) native to Vietnam. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1886 as Phrictus dyscolus.[1][2] It is known as the Asian smokey earth tiger tarantula, Burma chocolate brown tarantula or Vietnam blue tarantula.[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference WSC_s37296 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Simon E (1886) Arachnides recueillis par M. A. Pavie (sous chef du service des postes au Cambodge) dans le royaume de Siam, au Cambodge et en Cochinchine. Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux 40: 137-166.
  3. ^ "Chilobrachys dyscolus". Theraphosidae. 2015-08-13. Archived from the original on 2020-09-23.