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Giant Centipedes
(Genus Scolopendra)
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Scolopendra (through Latin from Greek σκολόπενδρα, skolopendra) is a species-rich genus of large tropical centipedes of the family Scolopendridae.
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Common Desert Centipede
(Scolopendra polymorpha)
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Scolopendra polymorpha, the common desert centipede, tiger centipede, banded desert centipede, or Sonoran Desert centipede, is indigenous to the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico, north to the Pacific coast. It inhabits dry grasslands, forest, and desert; in these habitats, the centipedes generally take up residence under rocks, though they have been observed creating burrows in suitable environments and inside rotting logs. Their bodies gene
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Giant Desert Centipede
(Scolopendra heros)
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Scolopendra heros, commonly known as the giant desert centipede, giant Sonoran centipede, Texas redheaded centipede, and giant redheaded centipede, is a species of North American centipede found in the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico.
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Pacific Giant Centipede
(Scolopendra subspinipes)
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Scolopendra subspinipes (Vietnamese Centipede) is a species of centipede. The native range is uncertain. The certain natural range is Meganesia and Indomalaya. The species is also found on virtually all land areas around and within the Indian Ocean, all of Tropical and Subtropical Asia (including Russia), South and Central America, and the Caribbean. However, how much of this range is natural and how much due to human introduction is unclear.
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Giant Centipedes
(Genus Ethmostigmus)
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Ethmostigmus is a genus of centipedes of the family Scolopendridae, containing the following species:
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Australasian Giant Centipede
(Ethmostigmus rubripes)
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Ethmostigmus rubripes, the giant centipede, is the largest Australian centipede. Its size tends to vary in accordance with locality, with the head and body length ranging from 7.5 to over 16 cm (6 1⁄4 in), with some individuals exceeding 20cm. Coloration and patterning varies enormously between specimens from different locations, with shades of yellow and orange being perhaps the most common. Forms from arid climates are often a pale yellow in colour, while those from rainfor
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Oranian Giant Centipede
(Scolopendra oraniensis)
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New Zealand Giant Centipede
(Cormocephalus rubriceps)
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Cormocephalus rubriceps is a large centipede of the family Scolopendridae, endemic to Australia and the North Island of New Zealand. At up to 25 cm in length, it is the largest centipede in New Zealand.
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Caribbean Giant Centipede
(Scolopendra alternans)
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Long-legged Centipede
(Thereuopoda longicornis)
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African Giant Centipede
(Ethmostigmus trigonopodus)
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Dog-toothed Giant Centipede
(Scolopendra canidens)
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Amazonian Giant Centipede
(Scolopendra gigantea)
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Scolopendra gigantea, also known as the Peruvian giant yellow-leg centipede or Amazonian giant centipede, is one of the largest centipedes of the genus Scolopendra with a length up to 30 centimetres (12 in). This species is found in various places in South America and the Caribbean, where it preys on a great variety, including other sizable arthropods, amphibians, mammals and reptiles.
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Spike-legged Giant Centipede
(Scolopendra clavipes)
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