Lyrognathus
Lyrognathus is a genus of Asian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1895.[2]
| Lyrognathus | |
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata | 
| Class: | Arachnida | 
| Order: | Araneae | 
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae | 
| Family: | Theraphosidae | 
| Subfamily: | Selenocosmiinae | 
| Genus: | Lyrognathus Pocock, 1895[1]  | 
| Type species | |
| L. crotalus Pocock, 1895  | |
| Species | |
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 7, see text  | |
Species
    
As of March 2020 it contains seven species, all found in Asia:[1]
- Lyrognathus achilles West & Nunn, 2010 – Borneo
 - Lyrognathus crotalus Pocock, 1895 (type) – India
 - Lyrognathus fuscus West & Nunn, 2010 – Borneo
 - Lyrognathus giannisposatoi Nunn & West, 2013 – Indonesia (Sumatra)
 - Lyrognathus lessunda West & Nunn, 2010 – Indonesia (Lombok)
 - Lyrognathus robustus Smith, 1988 – Malaysia
 - Lyrognathus saltator Pocock, 1900 – India
 
In synonymy:
- L. liewi West, 1991 = Lyrognathus robustus Smith, 1988
 - L. pugnax Pocock, 1900 = Lyrognathus crotalus Pocock, 1895
 
See also
    
    
References
    
- "Gen. Lyrognathus Pocock, 1895". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
 - Pocock, R. I. (1895). "On a new and natural grouping of some of the Oriental genera of Mygalomorphae, with descriptions of new genera and species". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 15 (6): 165–184. doi:10.1080/00222939508677863.
 
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