''Lyrognathus'' is a
genus of Asian
tarantulas that was first described by
Reginald Innes Pocock
Reginald Innes Pocock F.R.S. (4 March 1863 – 9 August 1947) was a British zoologist.
Pocock was born in Clifton, Bristol, the fourth son of Rev. Nicholas Pocock and Edith Prichard. He began showing interest in natural history at St. Edward ...
in 1895.
Species
it contains seven species, all found in Asia:
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Lyrognathus achilles
''Lyrognathus'' is a genus of Asian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1895.
Species
it contains seven species, all found in Asia:
*'' Lyrognathus achilles'' West & Nunn, 2010 – Borneo
*'' Lyrognathus crotalus'' Po ...
''
West & Nunn, 2010 –
Borneo
*''
Lyrognathus crotalus
''Lyrognathus'' is a genus of Asian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1895.
Species
it contains seven species, all found in Asia:
*''Lyrognathus achilles'' West & Nunn, 2010 – Borneo
*'' Lyrognathus crotalus'' Poc ...
''
Pocock, 1895 (
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) –
India
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Lyrognathus fuscus''
West & Nunn, 2010 – Borneo
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Lyrognathus giannisposatoi
''Lyrognathus giannisposatoi'' sometimes called the Sumatran stout leg tarantula is a tarantula which can be found in Mesuji Regency, Sumatra, Indonesia. It was first described by Steven C. Nunn, Rick C. West in 2013, and is named after Gianni Sp ...
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Nunn & West, 2013 –
Indonesia (
Sumatra
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Lyrognathus lessunda
''Lyrognathus'' is a genus of Asian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1895.
Species
it contains seven species, all found in Asia:
*'' Lyrognathus achilles'' West & Nunn, 2010 – Borneo
*'' Lyrognathus crotalus'' Po ...
''
West & Nunn, 2010 – Indonesia (
Lombok)
*''
Lyrognathus robustus
''Lyrognathus'' is a genus of Asian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1895.
Species
it contains seven species, all found in Asia:
*''Lyrognathus achilles'' West & Nunn, 2010 – Borneo
*''Lyrognathus crotalus'' Poco ...
''
Smith, 1988 –
Malaysia
*''
Lyrognathus saltator
''Lyrognathus'' is a genus of Asian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1895.
Species
it contains seven species, all found in Asia:
*''Lyrognathus achilles'' West & Nunn, 2010 – Borneo
*'' Lyrognathus crotalus'' Poc ...
''
Pocock, 1900 – India
In synonymy:
*''L. liewi''
West, 1991 = ''Lyrognathus robustus''
Smith, 1988
*''L. pugnax''
Pocock, 1900 = ''Lyrognathus crotalus''
Pocock, 1895
See also
*
List of Theraphosidae species
References
Theraphosidae genera
Spiders of Asia
Taxa named by R. I. Pocock
Theraphosidae
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