| Amazonius burgessi | |
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| A is a female specimen, while B is a male specimen. Scale bar = 5mm. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Amazonius |
| Species: | A. burgessi
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| Binomial name | |
| Amazonius burgessi Hüsser, 2018
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Amazonius burgessi is a tarantula in the Amazonius genus, it was first described by Martin Hüsser in 2018. It is found in Leticia, Colombia and Iquitos, Peru, although it is likely also found in Ecuador. It is named after Joseph Burgess, who helped to collect important material for this study.[1] It is fairly commonly bred and kept in captivity, with its common name being the Ghost Tree Spider. As the name suggests, it is an arboreal tarantula, and usually has a skittish behavior.
- ^ Hüsser, Martin (2018-12-09). "A first phylogenetic analysis reveals a new arboreal tarantula genus from South America with description of a new species and two new species of Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae)". ZooKeys (784): 59–93. doi:10.3897/zookeys.784.26521. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 6160856. PMID 30279631.