C. crawshayi?

[phoenixxavierre]

Originally posted by rknralf
I believe E. constrictus was reclassified as E. longiceps in Gallon's last revision of Pterinochilus.
By the way, what is the real difference between E. longiceps and E. pachypus?

Hi Ralph,

My turn to be late! What is pictured is E. pachypus. E. longiceps legs 4 aren't quite as robust, at least from what I understand. They are possibly just variants of E. pachypus. (i haven't looked at the papers on this answer so don't quote me on this)

Best wishes,

Paul

 

[Pajak]

NOT a crawshyi,

not this kinda legs.. that's not him...

 

[vulpina]

Nope, not a crawshayi. Either E. pachypus or E. longicepes.

Andy

 

[Poecilotheria]

E. longiceps leg 4's are red, while pachypus are brown. Extremely slow growers like C. crawshayi, I have a 5 1/2in. female, don't know why they are called "dwarf".
Steve

 

[phoenixxavierre]

Originally posted by Poecilotheria
E. longiceps leg 4's are red, while pachypus are brown. Extremely slow growers like C. crawshayi, I have a 5 1/2in. female, don't know why they are called "dwarf".
Steve

Hi Steve,

where did you get this info? Taxonomists don't generally use color as a species key. Rather they use body structure. If color is the only difference, there is no real difference. On a side note, I've had E. pachypus who possessed red legs 4 following molt, that faded to brown.

Peace,

Paul