| Heteroscodra | |
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| Heteroscodra maculata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Heteroscodra Pocock, 1900[1] |
| Type species | |
| H. maculata Pocock, 1900
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| Species | |
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Heteroscodra is a genus of Central African tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1900.[2] Like many Old World tarantulas, they have a strong venom, and can inflict a painful bite.[3] As of March 2020[update] it contains two species, found in Africa: H. crassipes and H. maculata.[1]
- ^ a b "Gen. Heteroscodra Pocock, 1900". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ Pocock, R. I. (1900). "On the scorpions, pedipalps and spiders from tropical West-Africa, represented in the collection of the British Museum". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 67: 833–885.
- ^ Hirst, A. S. (1907). "Descriptions of new species of African spiders and Solifugae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 7. 20 (115): 33–39. doi:10.1080/00222930709487293.