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'''''Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica''''', also known as the '''Rameshwaram Ornamental''', or '''Rameshwaram Parachute Spider''', is a critically endangered species of tarantula earlier thought endemic to [[Ramanathapuram district]] in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It was discovered in 2004 by Andrew Smith from a sacred grove of the Hanumavilasum Temple in [[Rameshwaram]].<ref name=IUCN /> |
'''''Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica''''', also known as the '''Rameshwaram Ornamental''', or '''Rameshwaram Parachute Spider''', is a critically endangered species of tarantula earlier thought endemic to [[Ramanathapuram district]] in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It was discovered in 2004 by Andrew Smith from a sacred grove of the Hanumavilasum Temple in [[Rameshwaram]].<ref name=IUCN /> |
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The spider was first identified outside India recently from [[Mannar district]] of Northern Sri Lanka. the close proximity of Mannar island to India, it is believed that the species was dispersed during the land bridge in [[Pleistocene]] epoch between the two countries. |
The spider was first identified outside India recently from [[Mannar district]] of Northern Sri Lanka. the close proximity of Mannar island to India, it is believed that the species was dispersed during the land bridge in [[Pleistocene]] epoch between the two countries.<ref>{{cite journal | url = http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287884X15000035 | doi=10.1016/j.japb.2015.01.002 | volume=8 | title=Discovery of the Critically Endangered Tarantula Species of the Genus Poecilotheria (Araneae: Theraphosidae), Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica, From Sri Lanka | journal=Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity | pages=1–6}}</ref><ref>http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/2015/02/12/critically-endangered-tarantula/</ref><ref>http://www.researchgate.net/publication/272028296_Discovery_of_the_Critically_Endangered_Tarantula_Species_of_the_Genus_Poecilotheria_(Araneae_Theraphosidae)_Poecilotheria_hanumavilasumica_From_Sri_Lanka</ref> |
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Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica, also known as the Rameshwaram Ornamental, or Rameshwaram Parachute Spider, is a critically endangered species of tarantula earlier thought endemic to Ramanathapuram district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It was discovered in 2004 by Andrew Smith from a sacred grove of the Hanumavilasum Temple in Rameshwaram.[1]
The spider was first identified outside India recently from Mannar district of Northern Sri Lanka. the close proximity of Mannar island to India, it is believed that the species was dispersed during the land bridge in Pleistocene epoch between the two countries.[2][3][4]
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- ^ "Discovery of the Critically Endangered Tarantula Species of the Genus Poecilotheria (Araneae: Theraphosidae), Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica, From Sri Lanka". Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 8: 1–6. doi:10.1016/j.japb.2015.01.002.
- ^ http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/2015/02/12/critically-endangered-tarantula/
- ^ http://www.researchgate.net/publication/272028296_Discovery_of_the_Critically_Endangered_Tarantula_Species_of_the_Genus_Poecilotheria_(Araneae_Theraphosidae)_Poecilotheria_hanumavilasumica_From_Sri_Lanka
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