T Id Please

[M13]

I couldn't resist it, I and bought a Indian Ornamental.

However the guys wern't sure which one it was.

They wern't sure whether he was a P fasciata or a P striata as someone didn't label them up properly.

I wondered if any of you guys know?

I have have attached a picture of the specimen.

Either way it's gorgeous and I think now I have crossed the barrier and become a proper T keeper now

Kain

 

[M13]

 

[Talkenlate04]

Ok Indian Ornamental is normally Poecilotheria regalis. And that does not look like a juvi Regalis. I am thinking Ornata myself.

 

[Spyder 1.0]

its lacking any green'ish color , although its carapace says otherwise. Also the marking on its legs screams ornata. here is a pic comparison

 

[Talkenlate04]

Now its almost looking like a pederseni...........

 

[138]

Now its almost looking like a pederseni...........

that's what i was thinking...

 

[stooka]

would be easier with clearer pics of the underside(ventral) but im thinking pederseni

 

[Talkenlate04]

I dont see how ventral pics are going to help you much pederseni dont really have any outstanding markings in that area. I guess it could help tell you what its not.

 

[138]

http://theraphosidae.free.fr/file/Poecilotheria_ID_key_S_Rafn.pdf

 

[M13]

Lol I think I should say it's a Tarantula

Kain

 

[Alboy84]

Hey Kain,

Can I ask how much you paid for this T? Just curious...

 

[M13]

Yeah sure mate

£12 99

Kain

 

[M13]

If it helps to ID the T, it has iridescent green on the tarsus of each leg.

Kain

 

[Stylopidae]

I have it narrowed down to fasciata, ornata, smithi or pederseni.

We can safely dismiss smithi because of it's rarity, so we'll have to compare pictures of fasciata, ornata and pederseni.

The coloration and markings on your spider don't really look anything like ornata to me, so I'm going to rule that one out. The spider is a little too light to be pederseni, so my preliminary guess is fasciata.

Of course if that folio stripe doesn't lighten up, it could very well be a male pederseni or fasciata.

I'm no expert, but this is my best guess

Edit: Just read the post above mine. I'd wager fasciata almost certianly.

 

[TTstinger]

I'll bet it is just a Poecilotheria regalis. and anyway to young to ID right

 

[syndicate]

def not regalis.im gonna say i think it is pedersoni tho.
check this chart
http://www.spiderpix.com/articles/Poecilotheria-ventral.htm

 

[LimaMikeSquared]

theres a sticky which identifies them to carapiece which possible narrows it down to formosa, smithi, ornata and pederseni.

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=21640

I think maybe one of these two looking from the underside and the carapieces. But this isnt anything that people havent said already.


Pederseni

http://www.spidy.goliathus.com/english/poecilotheria-pederseni-id215.html

Formosa

http://www.spidy.goliathus.com/english/poecilotheria-regalis-id174.html

LMS

 

[M13]

Well a P spp. specialist has said it's almost certainly a juvenile P pederseni

So I think we have finally gotten to the bottom of that mystery.

Kain

 

[stooka]

ventral pics of the legs will tell you everything about ID of a pokie,thats why theres an ID key page full of ventral drawings etc.