Silvestrus ceylonicus

Silvestrus ceylonicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Diplopoda
Order:	Polyxenida
Family:	Polyxenidae
Genus:	Silvestrus
Species:	S. ceylonicus
Binomial name
	Silvestrus ceylonicus; (Pocock, 1892)
Synonyms
	Polyxenus ceylonicusPocock, 1892;

Last updated December 21, 2025

Silvestrus ceylonicus is a species of millipede in the family Polyxenidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ De Zoysa, H. K. S.; Nguyen, Anh D.; Wickramasinghe, S. (2016). "Annotated checklist of millipedes (Myriapoda: Diplopoda) of Sri Lanka". Zootaxa. 4061 (5): 451–482. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4061.5.1. PMID 27395514.
↑ "Silvestrus ceylonicus (Pocock, 1892) (accepted name)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 19 December 2016.

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[1] De Zoysa, H. K. S.; Nguyen, Anh D.; Wickramasinghe, S. (2016). "Annotated checklist of millipedes (Myriapoda: Diplopoda) of Sri Lanka". Zootaxa. 4061 (5): 451–482. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4061.5.1. PMID 27395514.

[2] "Silvestrus ceylonicus (Pocock, 1892) (accepted name)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 19 December 2016.

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