| Scolopendra hardwickei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
| Family: | Scolopendridae |
| Genus: | Scolopendra |
| Species: | S. hardwickei |
| Binomial name | |
| Scolopendra hardwickei Newport, 1844 | |
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Scolopendra hardwickei, the Indian tiger centipede, is a species of centipede in the family Scolopendridae. [1]
Scolopendra hardwickei can reach a length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in). Antennas consist of 17 or 18 segments, of which the first 6-7 are shiny. It is a pigmented species, with exceptionally bright and contrasting coloration, alternating dark orange and deep black segments, with dark orange legs. [2] The head and antennae or also dark orange, but the first six segments of the antennae are generally of a lighter hue. [3]
This species is common in the south of the Indian peninsula and it is rarely found on the islands of Sumatra and Nicobar. [2] [4]
The bite of S. hardwickei can cause swelling and drowsiness.