Taksinus

{{Short description|Genus of spiders}}

{{Speciesbox

| genus = Taksinus

| parent_authority = Songsangchote, Sippawat, Khaikaew & Chomphuphuang, 2022

| species= bambus

| authority = Songsangchote, Sippawat, Khaikaew & Chomphuphuang, 2022

}}

Taksinus is a genus of tarantula. The genus contains the single species Taksinus bambus.{{cite web |title=Taksinus |work=World Spider Catalog |publisher=Natural History Museum Bern |url=https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/5927 |access-date=20 January 2022 }}{{cite web |last1=Hunt |first1=Katie |title=A new species of tarantula discovered by Thai YouTube star |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/19/asia/tarantula-new-species-bamboo-scn/index.html |website=CNN |date=19 January 2022 |access-date=January 20, 2022}} The tarantula specialises in living in the culm of bamboo of the genus Gigantochloa. It is found in the Mueang Tak District of Thailand.{{Cite journal |last1=Songsangchote |first1=Chaowalit |last2=Sippawat |first2=Zongtum |last3=Khaikaew |first3=Wuttikrai |last4=Chomphuphuang |first4=Narin |date=4 January 2022 |title=A new genus of bamboo culm tarantula from Thailand (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) |url=https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/76876/ |journal=ZooKeys |language=en |issue=1080 |pages=1–19 |doi=10.3897/zookeys.1080.76876 |pmid=35068962 |pmc=8752575 |doi-access=free |bibcode=2022ZooK.1080....1S |issn=1313-2970 |access-date=27 May 2022}} It was discovered by YouTuber JoCho Sippawat, arachnologist Narin Chomphuphuang, and arachnologist Chaowalit Songsangchote.{{cite news |title=Wildlife YouTuber discovers new species of tarantula |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/wildlife-youtuber-discovers-new-species-tarantula-rcna13104 |access-date=26 January 2022 |work=NBC News |language=en}} The genus is named after the Thai king Taksin the Great.