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Nyssodesmus
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Nyssodesmus

Nyssodesmus is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Platyrhacidae. About a dozen species have been described, all native to Central America, occurring from Nicaragua to Panama.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Python Millipede

speciesNyssodesmus python

Nyssodesmus nicaraguanus

speciesNyssodesmus nicaraguanus

Nyssodesmus mimus

speciesNyssodesmus mimus

Nyssodesmus alboalatus

speciesNyssodesmus alboalatus

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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 128046.