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Species Scolopendra polymorpha - Common Desert Centipede

Tiger Centipede - Scolopendra polymorpha Large Centipede - Scolopendra polymorpha Scolopendra polymorpha 0.0.1 - Scolopendra polymorpha Missouri Centipede - Scolopendra polymorpha Scolopendra? maybe polymorpha - Scolopendra polymorpha Centipede found under a rock - Scolopendra polymorpha Common Desert Centipede - Scolopendra polymorpha Scolopendra polymorpha  - Scolopendra polymorpha
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Myriapoda (Myriapods)
Class Chilopoda (Centipedes)
Order Scolopendromorpha (Bark Centipedes)
Family Scolopendridae
Genus Scolopendra
Species polymorpha (Common Desert Centipede)
Other Common Names
Tiger Centipede
Range
w. half of the US north to SD-se.MT-e.OR (map); Mexico(1)
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