Summary ²

Ceratogyrus brachycephalus (greater horned baboon tarantula) is an old world terrestrial tarantula that grows to a legspan of up to 5 inches (12 cm). The common name comes from the "horn", or protuberance, on the carapace.

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1. (c) Kurt van Wyk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Kurt van Wyk
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratogyrus_brachycephalus

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• iNat taxon page
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• World Spider Catalog (WSC)

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