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  8. Giant Centipedes

genus

Giant Centipedes

Scolopendra

Includes
5 native 2 introduced
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Scolopendra (from Ancient Greek σκόλοψ (skólops), meaning "thorn", and ἔντερον (énteron), meaning "earthworm") is a species-rich genus of large tropical centipedes of the family Scolopendridae.

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  • Mediterranean Banded Centipede
  • Common Desert Centipede native
  • Giant Desert Centipede native
  • Red-headed Centipede present
  • Pacific Giant Centipede introduced
  • Florida Blue Centipede native
  • Vietnamese Centipede
  • Caribbean Giant Centipede presumed native
  • Indian Tiger Centipede
  • Scolopendra aztecorum native
  • Amazonian Giant Centipede
  • Galápagos Centipede

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native giant centipedes All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Common Desert Centipede Scolopendra polymorpha 8,947 observations
  • Giant Desert Centipede Scolopendra heros 5,753 observations
  • Florida Blue Centipede Scolopendra viridis 2,011 observations
  • Scolopendra aztecorum 204 observations

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