Aphonopelma pallidum
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Aphonopelma pallidum is a tarantula
of the family
Theraphosidae. Commonly called the rose-grey, or Mexican rose, it is not available in the pet-trade. During the late 1990's and early 2000's, and undescribed species of Brachypelma
was often traded under the name pallidum, , but was since formally described as Brachypelma verdezi by Schmidt 2003. The adult male is has brown legs, and the carapace a dull rose grey, while the female is unknown.
Tarantula
Tarantulas comprise a group of often hairy and often very large arachnids belonging to the family Theraphosidae, of which approximately 900 species have been identified. Some members of the same Suborder may also be called "tarantulas" in the common parlance. This article will restrict itself to...
of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Theraphosidae. Commonly called the rose-grey, or Mexican rose, it is not available in the pet-trade. During the late 1990's and early 2000's, and undescribed species of Brachypelma
Brachypelma
Brachypelma is a genus of the family Theraphosidae containing various species of tarantulas.-Characteristics:The species are native to parts of Central America. Habitat destruction and pet-trade collection has led these spiders to be among the few arthropods protected under the international CITES...
was often traded under the name pallidum, , but was since formally described as Brachypelma verdezi by Schmidt 2003. The adult male is has brown legs, and the carapace a dull rose grey, while the female is unknown.