Thrixopelma ockerti

Thrixopelma ockerti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Clade: Avicularioidea
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Thrixopelma
Species:
T. ockerti
Binomial name
Thrixopelma ockerti
Schmidt, 1994

Thrixopelma ockerti, commonly known as the Peruvian Flame Rump or Flame Rump Tree Spider, is a species of tarantula and the type species of the genus Thrixopelma. It is endemic to Peru and was first described by Gunter Schmidt in 1994.[1] It is named ockerti after the collector Roland Ockert.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Thrixopelma ockerti". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 16 August 2019.