Poec54
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I have two excellent books on Poecilotheria, both in German (you think we're passionate about Poecs?). I've started using Google Translate and will share info here in periodic posts to this thread.
The books are:
Ornament-Vogelspinnen, Die Gattung Poecilotheria, by Henrik Krehenwinkel, 2008, 192 pages, ISNB 3-936180-27-X.
Die Indische Ornament-Vodelspinnen, by Boris Striffler, 2006, 61 pages, ISNB 978-3-937285-81-8.
Species & elevations:
India
sea level to 500 m - hanuma, miranda, striata
500-800 m - formosa, tigrina
500-1,000 m - metallica, regalis
500-1,500 m - rufilata
Sri Lanka
sea level to 200 m - fasciata
sea level to 500 m - vittata
500-800 m - ornata
800-2,000 m - smithi, subfusca
note: these books were written before rajaei was described for Sri Lanka
The books are:
Ornament-Vogelspinnen, Die Gattung Poecilotheria, by Henrik Krehenwinkel, 2008, 192 pages, ISNB 3-936180-27-X.
Die Indische Ornament-Vodelspinnen, by Boris Striffler, 2006, 61 pages, ISNB 978-3-937285-81-8.
Species & elevations:
India
sea level to 500 m - hanuma, miranda, striata
500-800 m - formosa, tigrina
500-1,000 m - metallica, regalis
500-1,500 m - rufilata
Sri Lanka
sea level to 200 m - fasciata
sea level to 500 m - vittata
500-800 m - ornata
800-2,000 m - smithi, subfusca
note: these books were written before rajaei was described for Sri Lanka