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I'm new to tarantulas. We found one between our step and door jamb and in researching it's type I've gotten a bit confused. Are the common names Texas Brown, Texas Tan, Oklahome Brown and Redbud all used interchangeably? I have found photos online that match the look of our T and have seen each of these four names attached to the photos.

Just trying to figure out what the common name (if there is one and only one--I understand that that may the inherent "problem" with common names, i.e., that there is no one name.)

Thanks. Off to get weekly crickets.

Many of the Aphonopelma species in the United States look very similar. Identification from a picture is highly unreliable. The flash can obscure or highlight certain colors making it look like a different species.

Texas tan is Aphonopelma anax - my pictures here:
http://gallery.tarantulas.us/gallery/v/thevez2/A_anax/

Texas brown is Aphonopelma hentzi, which is the same a Oklahoma brown, Missouri brown, Arkansas brown, etc. - my pictures here:
http://gallery.tarantulas.us/gallery/v/thevez2/A_hentzi/

They look very similar.

I'm not sure about redbud, except that it hasn't been identified to the species level yet. It could be the same as one of the above or it could be a new species. They have't figured that one out yet, AFAIK.
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