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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Centipedes (Chilopoda) » Bark Centipedes (Scolopendromorpha) » Scolopendridae » Scolopendra » Common Desert Centipede (Scolopendra polymorpha)

Species Scolopendra polymorpha - Common Desert Centipede

Classification · Other Common Names · Range · Internet References · Works Cited
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)
Internet References
Colorado State U.
Wikipedia
Works Cited
1.Shelley R.M. (2002-) The centipede order Scolopendromorpha in North America
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 13 October, 2006 - 8:16pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov
Last updated 16 June, 2015 - 7:30am

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