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Amazonian Tricolor Centipede
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Amazonian Tricolor Centipede

Scolopendra viridicornis

Scolopendra viridicornis is a species of centipede in the family Scolopendridae which can be found within the Amazon Rainforest, the type locality being in Brazil. Due to the geographic distribution of this species it is known as the Amazonian giant centipede. This species is presumably a large aggressive predatory species like all other known Scolopendra species.

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