Unknown Phormictopus

Charliemum said:

Whatever sp it is its a cutie

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NMTs said:

What size is it? Mine didn't start to show the "full green" coloration until after its most recent molt, when it hit 6+" DLS. Prior to that he looked a lot like yours and I also questioned if it was truly what I thought it was...

Around 4" DLS I was skeptical:

1.0 Phormictopus sp. "green" (full green)

• NMTs
• Dec 1, 2022
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• green phormictopus

Young male P. sp. "green" that doesn't look so green right now. It has grown at an absolutely...

Shortly after molting to about 5" DLS, not much green to speak of - a little bit, but mostly shades of purple:

1.0 Phormictopus sp. green - 4.75" DLS

• NMTs
• Apr 21, 2023
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• green hispaniola phormictopus phormictopus sp. "green"

This immature male (Hulk) molted 10 days ago and got moved to his big boy enclosure today...

After most recent molt; legs, abdomen, and even some on the carapace showing green at 6.25" DLS:

He really is green...

• NMTs
• Aug 7, 2023
• 5
• all green male phormictopus phormictopus sp. "green"

Took a while to get there, but ~12 hours post-molt this 6.25" male Phormictopus sp. green is...

Phormictopus on general require patience - you gotta remember that the descriptive names they're given are given to adult specimens.

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