''Neoheterophrictus amboli'' is a species of
theraphosid spider
Spiders (order (biology), order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight limbs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude spider silk, silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and ran ...
s, which is found in
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
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Etymology
The specific name of this species, ''amboli'', comes from the type locality, Amboli.
Distinguishing features
''N. amboli'' has a swelling in the sub-apical segment of the primary tibial apophysis, which abruptly terminates into a blunt tubercle, and has a long spine in the basal segments. On the secondary tibial apophysis, there is a stout, short spine.[
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References
Theraphosidae
Spiders of the Indian subcontinent
Spiders described in 2014
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