Poecilotheria formosa

Salem ornamental
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Theraphosidae
Genus:	Poecilotheria
Species:	P. formosa
Binomial name
	Poecilotheria formosa; Pocock, 1899
Synonyms
	Poecilotheria nallamalaiensis Rao et al., 2006;

Poecilotheria formosa is a

tarantula

, commonly known as the salem ornamental, beautiful parachute spider, or finely formed parachute spider.

Distribution

P. formosa is found only in South-Eastern Ghats between Salem and

habitat loss

and pet trade.

^ Molur, S.; Daniel, B.A. & Siliwal, M. (2015). "Poecilotheria formosa". Retrieved 19 April 2015.
^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
^ ^a ^b "Taxon details Poecilotheria formosa Pocock, 1899". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 29 February 2016.

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