Heteroscodra

Heteroscodra is a genus of Central African tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1900.^[2] Like many Old World tarantulas, they have a strong venom, and can inflict a painful bite.^[3] As of March 2020^[update] it contains two species, found in Africa: H. crassipes and H. maculata.^[1]

Heteroscodra
Heteroscodra maculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Theraphosidae
Genus:	Heteroscodra Pocock, 1900[1]
Type species
H. maculata Pocock, 1900
Species
H. crassipes Hirst, 1907 – Cameroon, Gabon, Congo H. maculata Pocock, 1900 – West, Central Africa

See also

• List of Theraphosidae species