Tarantula ID?

My dog found this guy while we were on a hike this evening. Any ideas on what sort of T this is? It was probably around 4 inches long, found in northern NV.

Sorry about the phone pics! Of all the days to leave my camera at home...!!
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/k...l/CIMG0124.jpg
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/k...l/CIMG0121.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlBR-s3CP64

In any case, it was a very exciting find! We don't see too many tarantulas here, mostly just smaller spiders.

Wait, there are tarantulas in northern Virginia?

thats nevada not northern virginia lol. i had a random spider about that big show up at work last week. this one was brown though.

My reading skills are apparently really terrible...:oops:

Looks like some sort of Aphonopelma species? Possibly Aphonopelma hentzi? Can't really tell by the pic though. VERY cool find :gj: :gj:

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Originally Posted by Boanerges

Looks like some sort of Aphonopelma species

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This. That species is common in that area. Looks like a male one as well.

It's definitely Aphonopelma, and my gut says male too. It looks like it could be hentzi, but I also want to say Aphonopelma anax.

It looks like the males we caught in AZ. Spitting image of them actually.