| Australobius sculpturatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Lithobiomorpha |
| Family: | Lithobiidae |
| Genus: | Australobius |
| Species: | A. sculpturatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Australobius sculpturatus (Pocock, 1901) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Australobius sculpturatus is a species of centipedes in the family Lithobiidae. [1] It is native to Maldives, Laccadive Islands, and Sri Lanka.
Centipedes are predatory arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda of the subphylum Myriapoda, an arthropod group which includes millipedes and other multi-legged animals. Centipedes are elongated segmented (metameric) creatures with one pair of legs per body segment. All centipedes are venomous and can inflict painful stings, injecting their venom through pincer-like appendages known as forcipules or toxicognaths, which are actually modified legs instead of fangs. Despite the name, no centipede has exactly 100 pairs of legs; number of legs ranges from 15 pairs to 191 pairs, always an odd number.
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Scolopendra morsitans, also known as the Tanzanian blue ringleg or red-headed centipede, is a species of centipede in the family Scolopendridae. S. morsitans is the type species for the genus Scolopendra.
The Geophilidae are a polyphyletic, cosmopolitan family of soil centipedes in the superfamily Geophiloidea containing the mostly defunct clades Aphilodontidae, Dignathodontidae, Linotaeniidae, Chilenophilinae, and Macronicophilidae.
Mecistocephalus heteropus is a species of centipedes in the family Mecistocephalidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. This species has 49 pairs of legs.
Mecistocephalus subinsularis is a species of centipedes in the family Mecistocephalidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. This species has 49 pairs of legs.
Orphnaeus brevilabiatus is a species of centipede in the family Oryidae.
Australobius palnis is a species of centipedes in the family Lithobiidae. It is known only from Sri Lanka.
Otostigmus ceylanicus is a species of centipedes in the family Scolopendridae. It is known only from Sri Lanka.
Scolopendra crassa is a species of centipede in the family Scolopendridae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. The last taxonomic scrutiny was done in 1930 by Attems.
Scutigerina weberi is a species of centipedes in the family Scutigerinidae.
Tygarrup is a genus of centipedes in the family Mecistocephalidae, found mainly in southeast Asia and from the Seychelles to Hawaii. Although species in this genus can have either 43 or 45 leg-bearing segments, most of these species have 45 leg pairs. An undescribed Tygarrup species found in the Andaman Islands has 43 leg pairs. Centipedes in this genus range from 2 cm to 6 cm in length. Tygarrup javanicus is one of the smallest of the mecistocephalid species and has become an invasive in greenhouses in Europe.
Australobius is a genus of centipedes in the family Lithobiidae. It was described by American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin in 1920.
Australobius scabrior is a species of centipede in the Lithobiidae family. It was first described in 1920 by American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.
Lithobius bullatus is a species of centipede in the Lithobiidae family. It was described in 1993 by British myriapodologist Edward Holt Eason.
Australobius viduus is a species of centipede in the Lithobiidae family. It was described in 1932 by Austrian myriapodologist Carl Attems.
Australobius tenuiunguis is a species of centipede in the Lithobiidae family. It was described in 1980 by British myriapodologist Edward Holt Eason.
Australobius ethodes is a species of centipede in the Lithobiidae family. It was described in 1939 by American myriapodologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.
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