Scolopocryptopid Centipedes
Scolopocryptopidae
Scolopocryptopidae is a family of blind centipedes in the order Scolopendromorpha. The number of leg-bearing segments is fixed at 23 for species in this family, which distinguishes the species in this family from all other centipede species. This family includes more than 90 species.
4 branches of this family, most-observed first
Red Centipedes
genusScolopocryptops
Newportia
genusNewportia
Kethops
genusKethops
Thalkethops
genusThalkethops
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 123664.