Neoheterophrictus crurofulvus Siliwal, Gupta & Raven, 2012
India ♂♀IUCN Status
IUCN Red List Status
Taxonomy and History
Scientific Name : Neoheterophrictus crurofulvus
- Described By: Siliwal, Gupta & Raven, 2012
- Genus: Neoheterophrictus
- Etymology: The species name is a combination of two Latin words, ‘cruro’ (for legs or limbs) and ‘fulvus’ (for tawny or yellowish-brown). Crurofulvus refers to the light brown legs of the female spider, which is not seen in any other known Indian theraphosid.