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Giant Millipedes
Doratogonus
Doratogonus is a genus of millipedes in family Spirostreptidae. They are relatively large, at 80–200 millimetres (3–8 in) long, relatively common, and distributed across Southern Africa. Many of the species are listed on the IUCN Red List due to habitat destruction (CR: critically endangered; EN: endangered; VU: vulnerable; LC: least concern; DD: data deficient).
33 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Ringleg Black Millipede
speciesDoratogonus annulipes
Zebra Songololo
speciesDoratogonus flavifilis
Ruby-footed Black Millipede
speciesDoratogonus rubipodus
Strong Black Millipede
speciesDoratogonus infragilis
Doratogonus cristulatus
speciesDoratogonus cristulatus
Doratogonus uncinatus
speciesDoratogonus uncinatus
Common Giant Black Millipede
speciesDoratogonus rugifrons
Doratogonus levigatus
speciesDoratogonus levigatus
Southern Black Millipede
speciesDoratogonus meridionalis
Doratogonus castaneus
speciesDoratogonus castaneus
Doratogonus montanus
speciesDoratogonus montanus
Doratogonus praealtus
speciesDoratogonus praealtus
Zululand Black Millipede
speciesDoratogonus zuluensis
Natal Black Millipede
speciesDoratogonus natalensis
Stephen's Black Millipede
speciesDoratogonus stephensi
Doratogonus peregrinus
speciesDoratogonus peregrinus
Solitary Black Millipede
speciesDoratogonus avius
Doratogonus bilobatus
speciesDoratogonus bilobatus
Doratogonus circulus
speciesDoratogonus circulus
Doratogonus falcatus
speciesDoratogonus falcatus
Badplaas Black Millipede
speciesDoratogonus furculifer
Herbert's Black Millipede
speciesDoratogonus herberti
Hoffman's Black Millipede
speciesDoratogonus hoffmani
Kraus' Black Millipede
speciesDoratogonus krausi
Doratogonus liberatus
speciesDoratogonus liberatus
Major Black Millipede
speciesDoratogonus major
Minor Black Millipede
speciesDoratogonus minor
Precarious Black Millipede
speciesDoratogonus precarius
Northern Black Millipede
speciesDoratogonus septentrionalis
Doratogonus subpartitus
speciesDoratogonus subpartitus
Doratogonus transvaalensis
speciesDoratogonus transvaalensis
Doratogonus xanthopus
speciesDoratogonus xanthopus
Bearded Black Millipede
speciesDoratogonus barbatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 88024.