''Heterophrictus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

tarantulas Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,040 species have been identified, with 156 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although m ...

that was first described by

Reginald Innes Pocock Reginald Innes Pocock F.R.S. (4 March 1863 – 9 August 1947) was a British zoologist. Pocock was born in Clifton, Bristol, the fourth son of Rev. Nicholas Pocock and Edith Prichard. He began showing interest in natural history at St. Edward ...

in 1900.

Species

it contains four species, found in

: *''

Heterophrictus aareyensis ''Heterophrictus'' is a genus of Indian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1900. Species it contains four species, found in India: *'' Heterophrictus aareyensis'' Mirza & Sanap, 2014 – India *''Heterophrictus blatt ...

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Heterophrictus blatteri ''Heterophrictus'' is a genus of Indian Theraphosidae, tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1900. Species it contains four species, found in India: *''Heterophrictus aareyensis'' Mirza & Sanap, 2014 – India *''Hetero ...

'' (Gravely, 1935) – India *'' Heterophrictus milleti'' Pocock, 1900 ( type) – India *'' Heterophrictus raveni'' Mirza & Sanap, 2014 – India In synonymy: *''H. mahabaleshwari'' (Tikader, 1977, Tikader, 1977) = ''Heterophrictus blatteri'' (Gravely, 1935)

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Theraphosidae genera Spiders of the Indian subcontinent Taxa named by R. I. Pocock Theraphosidae {{Theraphosidae-stub

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