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Any idea on what this is? Found at an elevation of 4,000 ft. in CA. I'm sure it is Aphonopelma. The pics make it have a light black color to it, with the naked eye, it is as dark, if not darker than a pulchra. Shes great though.
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Hey Austin do you have a local or which part of cali it was found? -
I'll make it easier and copy what I wrote a couple seconds ago over on ATS.
This T was collected in Fresno County, CA in an area slated for development. Not sure of exact elevation but it was in the vicinity of one of those sprawling mountain cities. I believe they are A. iodus but not sure. Whatever they are, maybe call them California changeables? I was sure surprised when she molted out jet black from her original blonde color! This has been rehashed several times in several threads but it is thought to be A. iodus. I think these ones should still be kept seperately though.
Here is a post showing her original colors:
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=107640
The plan is, is that when summertime roles around, he's going to try and collect some males in the exact same spot for breeding, and possibly send a few to Brent for his research.
I'm starting to believe it is Aphonopelma eutylenum, but who knows.Comment
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Hey Austin heres a list of the known species in California, But we all know the state our native Aphonopelmas are in..
Aphonopelma brunnius - San Mateo Co., Santa Clara Co.
Aphonopelma californica - San Diego Co. http://www.entomology.ucr.edu/ebeling/plates/plate6-8.jpg
Aphonopelma clarum - Los Angeles Co. ( near Claremont)
Aphonopelma cratium - Los Angeles Co.
Aphonopelma cryptheum - Los Angeles Co.
Aphonopelma eutylenum - San Diego Co., north to Kern Co.
Aphonopelma iodius - Riverside Co, San Bernardino Co,. Kern Co., Inyo Co.
Aphonopelma joshua - San Bernardino Co., Riverside Co.
Aphonopelma leiogaster
Aphonopelma marxi - San Bernardino Co. (S. Bernardino Mts.)
Aphonopelma mojave - San Bernardio Co, Kern Co., Inyo Co., Los Angeles Co
Aphonopelma phanum - Orange Co. (Laguna Beach)
Aphonopelma radinum - Los Angeles Co. (Manhattan, Beach)
Aphonopelma reversum - Orange Co., Riverside Co, San Diego Co. http://canadianarachnology.dyndns.../habitus/Aphonopelma_reversum.jpg
Aphonopelma rileyi - Santa Barbara Co. (Santa Barbara)
Aphonopelma rusticum - Alameda Co. (Berkeley)
Aphonopelma steindachneri - San Diego Co.
Hope this helps, WarrenComment
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