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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Centipedes (Chilopoda) » Bark Centipedes (Scolopendromorpha) » Scolopendridae » Scolopendra » Florida Blue Centipede (Scolopendra viridis)

Species Scolopendra viridis - Florida Blue Centipede

Classification · Range · Works Cited
Tropical Centipede - Scolopendra viridis Florida blue centipede - Scolopendra viridis - Scolopendra viridis 042011centipede - Scolopendra viridis Giant centipede - Scolopendra viridis Giant centipede - Scolopendra viridis Scolopendra? - Scolopendra viridis Scolopendra viridis Scolopendra viridis - Scolopendra viridis - male - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Myriapoda (Myriapods)
Class Chilopoda (Centipedes)
Order Scolopendromorpha (Bark Centipedes)
Family Scolopendridae
Genus Scolopendra
Species viridis (Florida Blue Centipede)
Range
so. US north to se.NC-so.LA-KS-n.UT-so.NV (map)(1)
Works Cited
1.Shelley R.M. (2002-) The centipede order Scolopendromorpha in North America
Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 14 May, 2006 - 11:26am
Additional contributions by Phillip Harpootlian, v belov, Lucanus95
Last updated 25 March, 2017 - 12:06am

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