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Cryptops spinipes

Cryptops spinipes, the spine-footed cryptops, is a species of centipede in the Cryptopidae family. It is native to Oceania and was first described in 1891 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock.

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Cryptops spinipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Cryptopidae
Genus: Cryptops
Species:
C. spinipes
Binomial name
Cryptops spinipes
Pocock, 18911
Synonyms
  • Cryptops setosus Pocock, 1891
  • Cryptops zealandicus Chamberlin, 1920

Cryptops spinipes, the spine-footed cryptops, is a species of centipede in the Cryptopidae family. It is native to Oceania and was first described in 1891 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock.1

Distribution

The species’ range includes eastern Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and the Solomon Islands.2

Behaviour

The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood.2

References

References

  1. Pocock, RI (1891). "Descriptions of some new Geophilidae in the collections of the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 6. 8 (45): 115–227 [156].
  2. "Species Cryptops spinipes Pocock, 1891". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 14 February 2023.