| Hylomus rhinoceros | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polydesmida |
| Family: | Paradoxosomatidae |
| Genus: | Hylomus |
| Species: | H. rhinoceros |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylomus rhinoceros (Likhitrakarn, Golovatch & Panha, 2015) [1] | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Hylomus rhinoceros is an aposematic species of dragon millipede in the family Paradoxosomatidae. [3] [4] It is only known from Champasak and Sekong Provinces in southern Laos. [4]
It was first described, along with H. rhinoparvus , in 2015. [5] Both species were discovered in Laos, [5] the first dragon millipedes identified there, H. rhinoceros in the south of the country and H. rhinoparvus in the north. [4] The holotype is in the Museum of Zoology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. [4]
The body length is 17–24 mm (0.67–0.94 in) in males and 20–25 mm (0.79–0.98 in) in females. The color is dark red. [4]
