Giant Centipedes
Scolopendra
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.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Mediterranean Banded Centipede
speciesScolopendra cingulata
Common Desert Centipede
speciesScolopendra polymorpha
Giant Desert Centipede
speciesScolopendra heros
Chinese Red-headed Centipede
speciesScolopendra mutilans
Red-headed Centipede
speciesScolopendra morsitans
Pacific Giant Centipede
speciesScolopendra subspinipes
Florida Blue Centipede
speciesScolopendra viridis
Vietnamese Centipede
speciesScolopendra dehaani
Oranian Giant Centipede
speciesScolopendra oraniensis
Scolopendra multidens
speciesScolopendra multidens
Caribbean Giant Centipede
speciesScolopendra alternans
Scolopendra laeta
speciesScolopendra laeta
Mukade
speciesScolopendra japonica
Scolopendra hainanum
speciesScolopendra hainanum
Amazonian Tricolor Centipede
speciesScolopendra viridicornis
Dog-toothed Giant Centipede
speciesScolopendra canidens
Indian Tiger Centipede
speciesScolopendra hardwickei
Scolopendra aztecorum
speciesScolopendra aztecorum
Amazonian Giant Centipede
speciesScolopendra gigantea
Galápagos centipede
speciesScolopendra galapagoensis
Dalmatian centipede
speciesScolopendra dalmatica
Cretan Giant Centipede
speciesScolopendra cretica
Scolopendra angulata
speciesScolopendra angulata
Scolopendra valida
speciesScolopendra valida
Scolopendra pomacea
speciesScolopendra pomacea
Halcyon Giant Centipede
speciesScolopendra alcyona
Scolopendra hermosa
speciesScolopendra hermosa
Scolopendra sumichrasti
speciesScolopendra sumichrasti
Scolopendra lufengia
speciesScolopendra lufengia
Scolopendra mirabilis
speciesScolopendra mirabilis
Scolopendra spinosissima
speciesScolopendra spinosissima
Scolopendra antananarivoensis
speciesScolopendra antananarivoensis
Scolopendra calcarata
speciesScolopendra calcarata
Spike-legged Giant Centipede
speciesScolopendra clavipes
Scolopendra teretipes
speciesScolopendra teretipes
Scolopendra pinguis
speciesScolopendra pinguis
Scolopendra metuenda
speciesScolopendra metuenda
Scolopendra gracillima
speciesScolopendra gracillima
Waterfall Centipede
speciesScolopendra cataracta
Scolopendra mazbii
speciesScolopendra mazbii
Scolopendra paradoxa
speciesScolopendra paradoxa
Scolopendra dawydoffi
speciesScolopendra dawydoffi
Scolopendra arthrorhabdoides
speciesScolopendra arthrorhabdoides
Scolopendra subcrustalis
speciesScolopendra subcrustalis
Scolopendra monticola
speciesScolopendra monticola
Scolopendra arenicola
speciesScolopendra arenicola
Scolopendra pachygnatha
speciesScolopendra pachygnatha
Scolopendra zuluana
speciesScolopendra zuluana
Scolopendra violacea
speciesScolopendra violacea
Scolopendra afer
speciesScolopendra afer
Scolopendra crassa
speciesScolopendra crassa
Scolopendra michelbacheri
speciesScolopendra michelbacheri
Scolopendra punensis
speciesScolopendra punensis
Scolopendra lutea
speciesScolopendra lutea
Scolopendra spinipriva
speciesScolopendra spinipriva
Scolopendra indiae
speciesScolopendra indiae
Scolopendra madagascariensis
speciesScolopendra madagascariensis
Scolopendra robusta
speciesScolopendra robusta
Scolopendra michoacana
speciesScolopendra michoacana
Serpent Island Centipede
speciesScolopendra abnormis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Jan Jonston — Naeukeurige beschryving van de natuur der viervoetige dieren (1660)
Jan Jonston · 1660 · p.577
The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands : containing two hundred a...
Catesby, Mark, bioloog, kunstenaar · 1743 · p.362
Ulyssis Aldrovandi ... serpentum et draconum historiae libri duo
Ambrosini, Bartolommeo · 1640 · p.316
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.493
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.493
History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.540
History of Serpents and Dragons
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1640 · p.314
History of Serpents and Dragons
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1640 · p.315
Ulyssis Aldrovandi ... serpentum et draconum historiae libri duo
Ambrosini, Bartolommeo · 1640 · p.315
De Piscibus Libri V et De Cetis Liber Unus
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1661 · p.780
In the stacks
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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 53765.