Common Puerto Rican Brown Tarantula

Cyrtopholis portoricae

Cyrtopholis portoricae, the Common Puerto Rican Brown Tarantula, is one of two species of tarantulas found on the island. There are currently 22 species in the genus Cyrtopholis, of which 21 are native to the Caribbean.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyTheraphosidae
GenusCyrtopholis
SpeciesCyrtopholis portoricae
Photographed in
Puerto Rico