Grammostola is a genus of South American Theraphosidae that was first described in text by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.[Muller-Esnault, Susan, DVM. "Rose Hair Tarantulas or Chilean Rose Hair" (2008). http://www.critterology.com/rose_hair_tarantulas_or_chilean_rose_hair-192.html ]
Grammostola as a pet
The Chilean rose tarantula (
Grammostola rosea) is a common pet, as its behavior is generally docile and its venom is very mild. It needs to be kept dry and dislikes being wet (its natural habitat is one of the driest deserts on earth). If the substrate is too wet, it will stand "on tiptoes" in discomfort, or climb the sides of its enclosure, risking fall and injury. It feeds on other
. Its attributes and care are similar to those of its relative, the Chaco golden-knee tarantula (
Grammostola pulchripes).
Species
it contains twenty species, found in South America:
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Grammostola actaeon (Pocock, 1903) – Brazil, Uruguay
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Grammostola alticeps (Pocock, 1903) – Uruguay
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Grammostola andreleetzi Vol, 2008 – Uruguay
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Grammostola anthracina (C. L. Koch, 1842) – Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina
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Grammostola borelli (Simon, 1897) – Paraguay
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Grammostola burzaquensis Ibarra, 1946 – Argentina
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Grammostola chalcothrix Chamberlin, 1917 – Argentina
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Grammostola diminuta Ferretti, Pompozzi, González & Pérez-Miles, 2013 – Argentina
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Grammostola doeringi (Holmberg, 1881) – Argentina
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Grammostola gossei (Pocock, 1899) – Argentina
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Grammostola grossa (Anton Ausserer, 1871) – Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina
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Grammostola iheringi (Keyserling, 1891) – Brazil
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Grammostola inermis Mello-Leitão, 1941 – Argentina
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Grammostola mendozae (Embrik Strand, 1907) – Argentina
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Grammostola pulchra Mello-Leitão, 1921 – Brazil
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Grammostola pulchripes (Simon, 1891) (type) – Paraguay, Argentina
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Grammostola quirogai Montes de Oca, D'Elía & Pérez-Miles, 2016 – Brazil, Uruguay
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Grammostola rosea (Walckenaer, 1837) – Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
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Grammostola subvulpina (Strand, 1906) – South America
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Grammostola vachoni Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1961 – Argentina
In synonymy
Transferred to other genera
Grammostola familiaris (Bertkau, 1880) →
Homoeomma familiare
nomen_dubium">
Nomen dubium
Grammostola monticola (Strand, 1907) -
Bolivia
==Gallery==
See also
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List of Theraphosidae species
External links
