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Amazonian Giant Centipede
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Centipedes & millipedes

Amazonian Giant Centipede

Scolopendra gigantea Linnaeus, 1758

Names

EnglishAmazonian Giant Centipede
Dutch—
SpanishCiempiés gigante amazónico
Chinese巨大蜈蚣
Scientific nameScolopendra gigantea Linnaeus, 1758

About this species

Scolopendra gigantea, also known as the Peruvian giant yellow-leg centipede or Amazonian giant centipede, is a centipede in the genus Scolopendra. It is the largest centipede species in the world, with a length exceeding 30 centimetres (12 in). Specimens may have 21 or 23 segments. It is found in various places throughout South America and the extreme south Caribbean, where it preys on a wide variety of animals, including other sizable arthropods, amphibians, mammals and reptiles.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassChilopoda
OrderScolopendromorpha
FamilyScolopendridae
GenusScolopendra

In Suriname

2Records in Suriname

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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