Scolopendra

Scolopendra polymorpha

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scolopendromorpha 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Classis: Chilopoda
Subclassis: Pleurostigmophora
Ordo: Scolopendromorpha

Familia: Scolopendridae
Subfamilia: Scolopendrinae
Genus:
Species: S. abnormis – S. alternans – S. antananarivoensis – S. arthrorhabdoides – S. canidens – S. cataracta – S. cingulata – S. clavipes – S. cretica – S. dalmatica – S. gigantea – S. heros – S. morsitans – S. mutilans – S. oraniensis – S. paradoxa – S. polymorpha – S. spinosissima – S. subspinipes – S. valida – S. viridipes

Name

Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758

Species names in synonymy:

Synonyms

References

  • Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 
  • Chagas, A. Jr. & Jiménez, S.G. 2018. Taxonomic reassessment and redescription of Scolopendra arthrorhabdoides Ribaut, 1913, with a discussion on its related species (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae). Zootaxa 4425(1): 153–164. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4425.1.9 Paywall Reference page. 
  • Doménech, C. 2024. Taxonomic and nomenclatural reassessment of the Iberian Peninsula’s nomina obscura, Scolopendra viridipes Dufour, 1820 and S. chlorotes L. Koch in Rosenhauer, 1856 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae). ZooKeys 1208: 49–80. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1208.122126Open access Reference page. 
  • Doménech, C. 2024. Type designation and redescription of Scolopendra spinosissima Kraepelin, 1903 (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae), with remarks on related taxa. ZooKeys 1215: 311–334. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1215.129410 Open access Reference page. 
  • Doménech, C., Barbera, V.M. & Larriba, E. 2018. A phylogenetic approach to the Philippines endemic centipedes of the genus Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758 (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae), with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 4483(3): 401–427. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4483.3.1 Paywall Reference page. 
  • Hu, C-Y., Wang, S-B., Huang, B-S., Liu, H-G., Xu, L., Hu, Z-G. & Liu, Y-F. 2020. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Scolopendra mutilans L. Koch, 1878 (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae), with a comparative analysis of other centipede genomes. ZooKeys, 925: 73–88. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.925.47820 Open access Reference page. 
  • Kronmüller, C., 2010. Scolopendra antananarivoensis spec. nov. – a new species of Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758 related to Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758 from Madagascar (Myriapoda, Chilopoda, Scolopendridae). Spixiana 33 (2): 281–288 (PDF).
  • Mercurio, R. J. 2016. Resurrection of Scolopendra longipes Wood and Scolopendra cubensis Saussure from synonymy with Scolopendra alternans Leach (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae): an enigmatic species-group needing phylogeographic analysis, with an overview on the origin and distribution of centipedes in the Caribbean region. Zootaxa 4111(1): 1–20. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4111.1.1. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
  • Mercurio, R. J. 2016. Erratum: RANDY J. MERCURIO (2016) Resurrection of Scolopendra longipes Wood and Scolopendra cubensis Saussure from synonymy with Scolopendra alternans Leach (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae): an enigmatic species-group needing phylogeographic analysis, with an overview on the origin and distribution of centipedes in the Caribbean region. Zootaxa, 4111(1): 001–020. Zootaxa 4136(3): 600–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4136.3.11. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
  • Siriwut, W., Edgecombe, G.D., Sutcharit, C., Tongkerd, P. & Panha, S. 2016. A taxonomic review of the centipede genus Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758 (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae) in mainland Southeast Asia, with description of a new species from Laos. ZooKeys 590: 1–124. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.590.7950. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • català: escolopendra
  • English: Centipede
  • español: Escolopendra
  • français: Scolopendre
  • русский: Сколопендры