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Mexican Gray

Aphonopelma pallidum

Classification

Order
Araneae

Aphonopelma pallidum is a tarantula of the family Theraphosidae found in Mexico. Commonly called the rose-grey, or Mexican rose, it is not available in the pet-trade. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, and undescribed species of Brachypelma was often traded under the name pallidum, but was since formally described as Brachypelma verdezi by Schmidt 2003.

Distribution

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