US Tarantula Sustainment Project
Poecilotheria
The following species cannot legally be sold or traded across state lines. It is likely that more species in this genus will be ESA listed in the future. If and when this happens, the list will be updated here.
Poecilotheria fasciata
Poecilotheria ornata
Poecilotheria smithi
Poecilotheria subfusca (highland and lowland)
Poecilotheria vittata
Brazilian Endemic
Below is a list of all of the Brazilian endemic (only found in Brazil) tarantula species known to enter the US hobby up to 2018.
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This list was created by compiling all known Brazilian endemic tarantula species (as per the World Spider Catalog), and checking each species for any history of being kept in the US prior and up to 2018. While we did our best, it is possible we may have missed some species. There are 3 blank spaces at the end of the Brazilian endemic survey for you to add any species we may have missed.
Acanthoscurria geniculata
Acanthoscurria juruenicola
Acanthoscurria natalensis
Acanthoscurria paulensis
​Avicularia avicularia morphotype 2
Avicularia geroldi
Avicularia taunayi
Avicularia variegata morphotype 1
Cyriocosmus bertae
Cyriocosmus bicolor
Dolichothele diamantinensis
Dolichothele exilis
Dolichothele mineirum
Dolichothele rufoniger
Ephebopus uatuman
Grammostola iheringi
Grammostola pulchra
Iridopelma hirsutum
Iridopelma zorodes
Kochiana brunnipes
Lasiocyano (ex. Pterinopelma) sazimai
Lasiodora difficilis
Lasiodora fracta
Lasiodora itabunae
Lasiodora klugi
Lasiodora parahybana
Lasiodora striatipes
Nhandu chromatus
Nhandu coloratovillosus
Nhandu tripepii
Pachistopelma bromelicola
Pachistopelma rufonigrum
Pamphobeteus crassifemur
Pamphobeteus grandis
Proshapalopus amazonicus
Typhochlaena seladonia
Vitalius dubius
Vitalius vellutinus
Ybyrapora diversipes
Ybyrapora sooretama
We are aware that new Brazilian species have continued to be smuggled in after 2018.
Poecilotheria subfusca "highland"
Photo: Emile Weber
Acanthoscurria geniculata
Photo: Emile Weber
Dolichothele diamantinensis
Photo: Emile Weber
These species will not be considered for this project.