Heteropoda sp. "Clouded Monitor"

Clouded Monitor Huntsman

The Heteropoda is notable for its large size, black chelicerae, and the finely mosaic body reminding one of the scales of the clouded monitor lizard.

Length	♀ 24–25 mm; ♂ unknown.
Habitat	Primary and secondary forest floor.
Distribution	Brunei, Malaysia (Sabah), Singapore.

Taxonomy

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
- Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
  - Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
    - Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
      - Order Araneae (Spiders)
        Suborder Araneomorphae (Typical Spiders)
        Family Sparassidae (Huntsman Spiders)
        Subfamily Heteropodinae
        Genus Heteropoda
        Heteropoda boiei (Giant Tree Trunk Huntsman)
        Heteropoda borneensis (Giant Orange Huntsman)
        Heteropoda bufocorniculans (Horned Toad Huntsman)
        Heteropoda christae (Christa’s Huntsman)
        Heteropoda davidbowie (David Bowie’s Huntsman)
        Heteropoda jaegerorum (Filial Piety Huntsman)
        Heteropoda josephkohi (Tiny White Fringe Huntsman)
        Heteropoda laai (Flecked Orange Huntsman)
        Heteropoda lunula (Leopard-spotted Huntsman Spider)
        Heteropoda natans
        Heteropoda singaporensis (Tiger-striped Dwarf Huntsman)
        Heteropoda strandi
        Heteropoda temburong
        Heteropoda tetrica (Black-jaw Huntsman)
        Heteropoda tutula (Slender Unicorn Huntsman Spider)
        Heteropoda venatoria (Domestic Huntsman Spider)
        Heteropoda sp. "Broad-banded Pale" (Broad-banded Pale Huntsman)
        Heteropoda sp. "Clouded Monitor" (Clouded Monitor Huntsman)
        Heteropoda sp. "Diffuse Line" (Diffused Line)
        Heteropoda sp. "False Black Jaw" (False Black Jaw Huntsman)
        "Heteropoda" sp. "Lined Carapace" (Lined Carapace Huntsman)
        Heteropoda sp. "Pale" (Pale Huntsman)
        Heteropoda sp. "Pale Christa" (Pale Christa Huntsman)
        Heteropoda sp. "Pale Horse-shoe" (Pale Horse-shoe Huntsman)
        Heteropoda sp. "Small Banded Legs" (Small Banded Legs Huntsman)
        Heteropoda sp. "Spiny" (Spiny Huntsman)

Nontype ♀

17 Sep 2019

Mandai Zoo, Singapore

1°24'15"N, 103°47'34"E

Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum

Catalog No: JK.19.09.17.0001

Distribution of Heteropoda sp. "Clouded Monitor"

Brunei, Malaysia (Sabah), Singapore.