Tliltocatl

Tliltocatl
Tliltocatl vagans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Tliltocatl
Mendoza & Francke, 2020[1]
Type species
Tliltocatl vagans
(Ausserer, 1875)
Species

7, see text

Tliltocatl is a genus of North American tarantulas that was split off from Brachypelma in 2020. They are also large burrowing tarantulas, but don't have the striking red leg markings of Brachypelma species.[2] A female T. vagans can grow up to 50 mm (2.0 in) long and legs can get as long as 55 mm (2.2 in).[3] They are found predominantly in Mexico, with some species native to Central America. The name is derived from two Nahuatl words, "tlil", meaning "black", and "tocatl", meaning "spider".[2] Habitat destruction and collection for the pet trade has led to this and Brachypelma to be protected under International Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species rules, beginning with B. smithi.[4]

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