Grammostola porteri
Grammostola porteri, also known in the United States as the Chilean tarantula, is a common species of tarantula available in American and European pet stores today. Gramostola porteri are mostly docile, low maintenance, and inexpensive, so they are popular as pets.
| Grammostola porteri | |
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| Adult female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Grammostola |
| Species: | G. porteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Grammostola porteri (Mello-Leitão, 1936) | |
This tarantula is endemic to Chile.
Grammostola porteri is a species of tarantula described in 1936.[1]
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