Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Five Poecilotheria Tarantula Species From Sri Lanka
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2018-07-31 · Effective 2018-08-30 · 83 FR 36755
Document
Document number
2018-16359
Federal Register citation
83 FR 36755
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2018-07-31
Effective date
2018-08-30
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-HQ-ES-2016-0076
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determine endangered species status under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, for the following five tarantula species from Sri Lanka: Poecilotheria fasciata, P. ornata, P. smithi, P. subfusca, and P. vittata. The effect of this regulation will be to add these species to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.