Scolopendra cataracta

Scolopendra cataracta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Scolopendridae
Genus: Scolopendra
Species:
S. cataracta
Binomial name
Scolopendra cataracta
Siriwut, Edgecombe & Panha, 2016

Scolopendra cataracta is a species of centipede in the family Scolopendridae.[1][2] It is the first known amphibious centipede, growing to up to 20 centimetres (7.9 in) in length.[2][3]

  1. ^ Bonato L.; et al. (2016). "Scolopendra cataracta Siriwut, Edgecombe, Panha, 2016". ChiloBase 2.0 – A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b Bates, M. (26 June 2016). "'Horrific' First Amphibious Centipede Discovered". National Geographic. Archived from the original on June 26, 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  3. ^ Holmes, O. (1 July 2016). "Giant swimming, venomous centipede discovered by accident in world-first". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 July 2016.