Species Ceratogyrus brachycephalus

[rubra]

My Ceratogyrus brachycephalus only comes out at night, but she's a real beauty.

Peter

 

[aaronrefalo]

sure she is ...nice T..whats her size?

Aaron

 

[Huk7]

Very nice, lovely condition. I appreciate her shyness, but it would nice to see some more pics from above.

Don't want much, do I !!!!

 

[rubra]

Aaron, this one is about 3-4" across.

Huk7, I did actually get one top view:

and a ventral shot for good measure:

Peter

 

[T.Raab]

Hi Peter,

the Ceratogyrus species you shown, is not a C. brachycephalus. The "real" C. brachycephalus has a single Subabdominal Band (SAB) only over and between the first pair of booklungs and has pale second booklung cover but NO band over/between them.
Yours has a double SAB (over and between the first AND second booklungs).

The species you shown is presumably Ceratogyrus sanderi.

 

[rubra]

Thanks for enlightening me. Do you happen to have any pics of the real C. brachycephalus for comparison?

Thanks,
Peter

 

[T.Raab]

Hi Peter,

here you can see a picture that made by Phil Messenger (http://www.thetarantulastore.com/).

I also keep such a C. sanderi like yours and had a CB this year.

 

[rubra]

Thank you, that helps. Good thing you told be before I go find a mate of a different species!

Peter

 

[aftershock]

Fat, adult female drinking.

 

[aaronrefalo]

any plans with mating?....nice and fat

Aaron

 

[Austin S.]

 

[T.Raab]

HI Austin,

i guess this spider has a double SAB (Subabdominal Band) what pointed it out as C. sanderi.

Anyway, nice spider.

 

[Scolopendra55]

Very nice! Those blue/green toes are adorable