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title: "Costa Rican orangemouth tarantula"
description: "Psalmopoeus reduncus — Insectes et araignées. Psalmopoeus reduncus also known as the Costa Rican orange mouth tarantula, as its common name implies it is found in Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/costa-rican-orangemouth-tarantula
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Costa Rican orangemouth tarantula

> Psalmopoeus reduncus — Insectes et araignées. Psalmopoeus reduncus also known as the Costa Rican orange mouth tarantula, as its common name implies it is found in  Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua.

- Scientific name: *Psalmopoeus reduncus*
- Category: `insects` (Insectes et araignées)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forêt), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 670
- Wikidata: [Q821221](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q821221)
- iNaturalist taxon: [154210](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/154210)

## Names

- en: Costa Rican orangemouth tarantula

## Countries with the most observations

CR (621)

## Summary

Psalmopoeus reduncus also known as the Costa Rican orange mouth tarantula, as its common name implies it is found in  Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua. It was first described by Karsch in 1880, its common name is derived from the fact they have orange hairs around the chelicerae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psalmopoeus_reduncus

## Photo

![Costa Rican orangemouth tarantula](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/costa-rican-orangemouth-tarantula/medium.jpg)

Photo: Camille Boucher · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/254802097

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/costa-rican-orangemouth-tarantula?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).