Poecilotheria subfusca 'lowland' (lowland ivory ornamental tarantula) 0.75" TX SALES ONLY

Poecilotheria subfusca is found in the hills around Kandy, the capital of the Central Province in Sri Lanka, at 500-600 m asl. This ‘lowland form’ was previously known as Poecilotheria bara in the hobby and is still erroneously labeled that sometimes despite bara being synonymized with subfusca in Kirk (1996). They are a large arboreal species and can be differentiated from Poecilotheria aff. subfusca by several features, including but not limited to their larger body size, longer leg span, paler coloration, and differing carapace and abdominal markings. 

Unfortunately, the majority worldwide, and probably all in the US nowadays, are most likely of mixed blood, just some worse than others. This can be seen by the fact that none of the hobby stock match wild specimens of either ‘form’ 100% and seem mixed, though both forms exhibit somewhat overlapping phenotypes in the wild. The line is pretty blurred, and outside of a few collections worldwide, there are likely few pure animals left, but it's still best not to make it worse. There is also a strong chance that they will be reclassified as separate species again, with the ‘lowland form’ remaining subfusca and the ‘highland form’ formally classified as a distinct species. DNA, morphological, geographic, and ecological data suggest they are different species, though no formal publication currently separates them.

This species can NOT be shipped across state lines. Please do not purchase if you live outside of Texas or your order would be canceled and refunded immediately, you would also be charged a 10% canceling fee which will be deducted from the refund.