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Scolopendropsis bahiensis

Scolopendropsis bahiensis

Classification

Scolopendridae (or, in older documents, Scolopendridæ), from Ancient Greek σκόλοψ (skólops), meaning "thorn", and ἔντερον (énteron), meaning "earthworm", is a family of large centipedes (class Chilopoda). Description Nearly all species in this family have four ocelli (simple eyes) on each side of the head and only 21 pairs of legs, but there are exceptions: two scolopendrid species feature more legs (Scolopendropsis bahiensis, with 21 or 23 leg pairs, and S. duplicata, with 39 or 43 leg pairs), and some scolopendrid species are eyeless and blind (e.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 42