''Pterinochilus'' is a

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of baboon spiders that was first described by

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in 1897. They are found all throughout Africa.

Species

it contains ten species, all found in Africa: *''

Pterinochilus alluaudi ''Pterinochilus'' is a genus of baboon spiders that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897. They are found all throughout Africa. Species it contains ten species, all found in Africa: *'' Pterinochilus alluaudi'' Berland, 1914 � ...

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, 1914 –

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Pterinochilus andrewsmithi ''Pterinochilus'' is a genus of baboon spiders that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897. They are found all throughout Africa. Species it contains ten species, all found in Africa: *''Pterinochilus alluaudi'' Berland, 1914 � ...

'' Gallon, 2009 – Kenya *''

Pterinochilus chordatus ''Pterinochilus chordatus'', or Kilimanjaro mustard baboon spider, is an old-world tarantula, first described in 1873 by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker. This species is found on the East side of the African continent, from South Kordofan in Suda ...

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Pterinochilus cryptus ''Pterinochilus cryptus'' is a tarantula in the ''Pterinochilus'' genus. It was first described by Richard C. Gallon in 2008. It is found in Lucira, Angola in Namibe province, and is named after the Greek word for hidden, since they were origin ...

'' Gallon, 2008 –

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Pterinochilus lapalala ''Pterinochilus'' is a genus of Harpactirinae, baboon spiders that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897. They are found all throughout Africa. Species it contains ten species, all found in Africa: *''Pterinochilus alluaudi'' Lu ...

'' Gallon & Engelbrecht, 2011 –

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*'' Pterinochilus lugardi'' Pocock, 1900 – Southern, East Africa *''

Pterinochilus murinus ''Pterinochilus murinus'' or the orange baboon tarantula, is a nocturnal spider in the family Theraphosidae that was first described in 1897 by Reginald Innes Pocock. This species is found in Angola, as well as central and southern Africa. It is ...

'' Pocock, 1897 – Angola, Central, East, Southern Africa *''

Pterinochilus raygabrieli ''Pterinochilus'' is a genus of baboon spiders that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897. They are found all throughout Africa. Species it contains ten species, all found in Africa: *''Pterinochilus alluaudi'' Berland, 1914 � ...

'' Gallon, 2009 – Kenya *''

Pterinochilus simoni ''Pterinochilus'' is a genus of baboon spiders that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897. They are found all throughout Africa. Species it contains ten species, all found in Africa: *''Pterinochilus alluaudi'' Berland, 1914 � ...

'' Berland, 1917 – Angola, Congo *''

Pterinochilus vorax ''Pterinochilus'' is a genus of baboon spiders that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897. They are found all throughout Africa. Species it contains ten species, all found in Africa: *''Pterinochilus alluaudi'' Berland, 1914 � ...

'' Pocock, 1897 (

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) – Angola, Central, East Africa

In synonymy

Formerly included

References

Theraphosidae genera Spiders of Africa Taxa named by R. I. Pocock Theraphosidae {{Theraphosidae-stub

Species

In synonymy

Formerly included

See also

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