Umbyquyra gurleyi

Umbyquyra gurleyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Umbyquyra
Species:
U. gurleyi
Binomial name
Umbyquyra gurleyi
Sherwood & Gabriel, 2020

Umbyquyra gurleyi is a tarantula in the genus Umbyquyra, it is found in Brazil in Goiás in the National Park "Emas", it was first described by Danniella Sherwood and Ray Gabriel in 2020. It was named in honor of American herpetologist Russ Gurley, for his contributions and friendship to the authors. [1]

  1. ^ Sherwood, Danniella; Gabriel, Ray (2020-11-05). "A new species of Umbyquyra Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018 from Goiás, Brazil (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". Arachnology. 18 (6). doi:10.13156/arac.2020.18.6.619. S2CID 226255559.