Poecilotheria_vittata
Poecilotheria vittata
Species of spider
Poecilotheria vittata, sometimes called Pederson's ornamental, the ghost ornamental, or magam tiger spider, is an arboreal tarantula. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. In IUCN Red List, the species is cited as a synonym of Indian species Poecilotheria striata,[1] but in other local text books and online publications, it is cited as a separate species. As of February 2016[update], the species was considered to be native to both India and Sri Lanka by the World Spider Catalog.[3][4][5]