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Species ID: 2205
Scientific Name: Citharacanthus meermani
Common Name: Cayo Tarantula
Local Name(s): Chiwo'
Scientific Author: Reichling & West 2000
Taxonomic Information:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneida
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Citharacanthus
Species: meermani
District Distribution:
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Citharacanthus meermani
Status & Threats Information:
National Status: Data Deficient/Unknown
IUCN Designation: Not available
Population Trend (globally): Not available
Known Threats to this Species:
    Not Available
Species Utilisation:No utilisation information available.
Conservation Actions:
No conservation information available.
Endemic Species?: Yes
Introduced Species?: No
Physiological Information:
Migrant Type:  Non-Migrant
Aquatic Species?: No
Salinity Tolerance: Not Applicable
Physiographic Information:
Elevations:101-200 m
201-300 m
401-500 m
General Habitats:No general habitats entered.
Sampled Habitats:IA2a(1)(a)-ST - Lowland broad-leaved moist forest
   'Tropical evergreen seasonal broad-leaved lowland hill forest, Simarouba-Terminalia variant'
IA2a(1)(a)K-r - Lowland broad-leaved moist forest
   'Tropical evergreen seasonal broad-leaved lowland hill forest, on rolling karstic terrain'
IA2a(1)(a)K-s - Lowland broad-leaved moist forest
   'Tropical evergreen seasonal broad-leaved lowland hill forest on steep karstic terrain'
SPA(1) - Agricultural uses
   'Agriculture: non mechanized agricultural land uses including unimproved pasture'
Hydrological Information:
Rainfall Isohyets:100-120" (2540 - 3048mm)
40-60" (1016 - 1524mm)
60-80" (1524 - 2032mm)
Watersheds:Belize River Watershed, Freshwater Creek Watershed,
Groundwater Provinces:Campur Province, Maya Mountains Province, Vaca Plateau Province,
Species Interactions - (serves as substrate, host, food plant, etc for the following species):
Not Applicable
Species Interactions - (Lives on, feeds on the following species):
Not Applicable
Specimen Collections:  [LR indicates a Literature-based specimen record]  [BBIS indicates a BBIS - WCS specimen record]
Citharacanthus meermani - ID No. 38226 - District: Stann Creek [Location: Mayflower-Bocawina: Mayflower Bocawina National Park | Date: 26.2.2003]
Citharacanthus meermani - ID No. 54338 - District: Cayo [Location: Green Hills | Date: 16.10.2006]
Citharacanthus meermani - ID No. 54340 - District: Cayo [Location: Maya Mountain Lodge, Christo Rey. | Date: 30.8.1997]
Citharacanthus meermani - ID No. 54341 - District: Cayo [Location: Caracol Maya Ruins | Date: 15.2.1992]
Citharacanthus meermani - ID No. 54342 - District: Cayo [Location: Green Hills | Date: 30.10.1994]
Citharacanthus meermani - ID No. 54824 - District: None [Location: Green Hills | Date: 15.11.2006]
Citharacanthus meermani - ID No. 54885 - District: Cayo [Location: Green Hills | Date: 7.7.1998]
Citharacanthus meermani - ID No. 54886 - District: Cayo [Location: Green Hills | Date: 9.2.2003]
Citharacanthus meermani - ID No. 101804 - District: Cayo [Location: Actun Chapat Cave | Date: 15.6.2001]
Citharacanthus meermani - ID No. 104685 - District: Cayo [Location: Rio Frio Cave entrance | Date: 15.5.2008]
Associated Media Files:
We are sorry, no data records were found for this species.
Notes:
Reported without locality data
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