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<blockquote data-quote="Pasodama" data-source="post: 115550" data-attributes="member: 16469"><p>Translation will have to wait, or be put aside (due to time/energy constraints), but I summed up what was there in my previous post.</p><p>The rest was regarding identification and locality. Pretty much what accompanied the photos that I am posting here.</p><p></p><p>Distribution - Mexico:</p><p>B. smithi (formerly annitha)- Guerrero.</p><p>B. hamorii - Jalisco, Colima, and Michoacan.</p><p></p><p>In the first pic (set of four) is the Brachypelma smithi (formerly annitha):</p><p>#19 is an adult male Brachypelma smithi. It has a carapace coloration like that of the Brachypelma Boehmei.</p><p>#20 & #21 is the typical carapace coloration.</p><p>#22 is a specimen with a carapace coloration that is similar to the B. hamorii. Which makes identification more complicated via color alone.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]23918[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>In the second pic (set of four) is the Brachypelma hamorii (what we, in the hobby, are accustomed to knowing as the Brachypelma smithi):</p><p>#37 is an adult male. Carapace looks somewhat similar to smithi ("annitha")</p><p>#38 & #39 is the typical carapace coloration.</p><p>#40 is a specimen with a non-typical hamorii coloration of carapace.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]23919[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>As can be seen, B. smithi (formerly annitha) can have a carapace coloration variant that is similar to the B. hamorii and, likewise, the B. hamorii can have a carapace coloration variant similar to the B. smithi (formerly annitha).</p><p>These variants could, possibly, be due to hybridization via hobby breeding.</p><p></p><p>However, the legs can really help with identification. Even with those that possess conflicting color variations.</p><p></p><p>Third pic is of B. smithi (formerly annitha) legs:</p><p>Note the intensity of the red & orange and that they do not mix with the black. Colors have a "crisper" appearance than those of the B. hamorii.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]23920[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Fourth pic is of B. hamorii legs:</p><p>Note the long hairs and the orange & cream colors, on the knees, which the smithi/"annitha" lacks.</p><p>The orange colors are paler, than those of the smithi/"annitha", and the orange (& perhaps some cream), on the tibia, mixes (or diffuses) into the black.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]23921[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pasodama, post: 115550, member: 16469"] Translation will have to wait, or be put aside (due to time/energy constraints), but I summed up what was there in my previous post. The rest was regarding identification and locality. Pretty much what accompanied the photos that I am posting here. Distribution - Mexico: B. smithi (formerly annitha)- Guerrero. B. hamorii - Jalisco, Colima, and Michoacan. In the first pic (set of four) is the Brachypelma smithi (formerly annitha): #19 is an adult male Brachypelma smithi. It has a carapace coloration like that of the Brachypelma Boehmei. #20 & #21 is the typical carapace coloration. #22 is a specimen with a carapace coloration that is similar to the B. hamorii. Which makes identification more complicated via color alone. [ATTACH=full]23918[/ATTACH] In the second pic (set of four) is the Brachypelma hamorii (what we, in the hobby, are accustomed to knowing as the Brachypelma smithi): #37 is an adult male. Carapace looks somewhat similar to smithi ("annitha") #38 & #39 is the typical carapace coloration. #40 is a specimen with a non-typical hamorii coloration of carapace. [ATTACH=full]23919[/ATTACH] As can be seen, B. smithi (formerly annitha) can have a carapace coloration variant that is similar to the B. hamorii and, likewise, the B. hamorii can have a carapace coloration variant similar to the B. smithi (formerly annitha). These variants could, possibly, be due to hybridization via hobby breeding. However, the legs can really help with identification. Even with those that possess conflicting color variations. Third pic is of B. smithi (formerly annitha) legs: Note the intensity of the red & orange and that they do not mix with the black. Colors have a "crisper" appearance than those of the B. hamorii. [ATTACH=full]23920[/ATTACH] Fourth pic is of B. hamorii legs: Note the long hairs and the orange & cream colors, on the knees, which the smithi/"annitha" lacks. The orange colors are paler, than those of the smithi/"annitha", and the orange (& perhaps some cream), on the tibia, mixes (or diffuses) into the black. [ATTACH=full]23921[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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