| Cryptops australis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
| Family: | Cryptopidae |
| Genus: | Cryptops |
| Species: | C. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptops australis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cryptops australis is a species of centipede in the Cryptopidae family. It was first described in 1845 by British entomologist George Newport. [1] It occurs in Australia, New Zealand and Melanesia. [2]
These small centipedes grow to about 3 cm in length. They inhabit wet forests, where they are found underneath and within rotting logs. Their colouration is orange-brown. They are blind and have 21 pairs of legs. [3]
Scolopendra is a species-rich genus of large tropical centipedes of the family Scolopendridae.
Cormocephalus rubriceps, also known as the Hura or giant centipede, is a large centipede of the family Scolopendridae. It is native to Australia and New Zealand, where it is found in the North Island and on islands off the North Island. At up to 25 cm in length, it is the largest centipede in New Zealand.
Cryptops hortensis, the common cryptops, is a species of centipede in the family Cryptopidae, genus Cryptops.
The Cryptopidae are a family of scolopendromorph centipedes. Cryptopids are blind and possess 21 pairs of legs. The genus Cryptops is the numerically largest in the family, comprising over 150 species worldwide.
Orphnaeus brevilabiatus is a species of centipedes in the family Oryidae.
Cryptops anomalans is a centipede in the genus Cryptops that is mainly distributed in Europe. It can reach a length of 50 millimeters and is one of the largest species of this genus. Cryptops anomalans can easily be confused with its two Central European congeners C. hortensis and C. parisi. However, it can be identified through the characteristic ‘X’ suture on the first tergite.
Cryptops sometimes known as cave centipedes, is a centipede genus in the family Cryptopidae; species records have a world-wide distribution.
Cryptops haasei is a species of centipede in the Cryptopidae family. It is native to Australia and was first described in 1903 by Austrian myriapodologist Carl Attems.
Cryptops megalopora is a species of centipede in the Cryptopidae family. It is native to Australia and New Zealand and was first described in 1887 by German entomologist Erich Haase.
Cryptops spinipes is a species of centipede in the Cryptopidae family. It is native to Oceania and was first described in 1891 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock.
Rhysida nuda, also known as the blue-legged centipede, is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1887 by British entomologist George Newport.
Pachymerinus australis is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1920 by American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.
Tasmanophilus is a genus of two species of centipedes, in the family Zelanophilidae. It was described by American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin in 1920. Centipedes in this genus are found in Australia and New Zealand.
Tasmanophilus opinatus is a species of centipede in the Zelanophilidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1845 by British entomologist George Newport.
Henicops maculatus is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It was first described in 1845 by British entomologist George Newport.
Cryptops lamprethus is a species of centipede in the Cryptopidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described in 1920 by American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.
Cryptops sulciceps is a species of centipede in the Cryptopidae family. It was described in 1920 by American myriapodologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.
Cryptops relictus is a species of centipede in the Cryptopidae family. It was described in 1920 by American myriapodologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.
Cryptops niuensis is a species of centipede in the Cryptopidae family. It was described in 1920 by American myriapodologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.
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