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Genus Ornithoctonus

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Old World 5 species

Southeast Asian fossorials, and part of the tangled Haplopelma and Cyriopagopus reshuffle that has made this whole corner of the trade a naming problem. O. aureotibialis and O. costalis are the names that move.

Deep burrowers, fast, defensive, and carrying venom that is a genuine concern rather than a theoretical one. Give them substrate depth and expect to see very little. The gold banding on aureotibialis is sharp on a fresh molt.

Thai and Malaysian material moves irregularly, so prices swing with import timing rather than breeding cycles. That is a different volatility pattern than most tarantula genera and it means availability, not price, is usually the binding constraint.

Species
5
Live Listings
28
Family Market Index
$60
median market price
Entry Price
$18
Ornithoctonus aureotibialis
Ubiquitous
Golden Fringe
▲ HEATING
12 live listings · from $18 mkt $45
Ornithoctonus costalis
Common
Silver Grey Earth Tiger
4 live listings · from $38 mkt $100
Ornithoctonus sp. 'Ranong'
Ubiquitous
Blue-violet Earth Tiger
▲ HEATING
7 live listings · from $43 mkt $60
Ornithoctonus sp. 'Surat'
Uncommon
Surat
1 live listing · from $40 mkt $40
Ornithoctonus sp. 'Uthai'
Common
Dancing Earth Tiger
▼ COOLING
4 live listings · from $30 mkt $65