Ethmostigmus trigonopodus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
Family: | Scolopendridae |
Genus: | Ethmostigmus |
Species: | E. trigonopodus
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Binomial name | |
Ethmostigmus trigonopodus Leach, 1817
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Ethmostigmus trigonopodus is a species of centipede in the family Scolopendridae. [1] It goes by a number of common names, including the African Giant Centipede [2] and the Tanzanian Blue Ring Centipede. [3]
Ethmostigmus trigonopodus from northern parts of Nigeria can reach sexual maturity within one year, which is uncommon in centipedes. [4]
There exist two valid subspecies, [5] E. trigonopodus trigonopodus, and E. trigonopodus pygmenasoides. [1] [6] [7]
Ethmostigmus trigonopodus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
Family: | Scolopendridae |
Genus: | Ethmostigmus |
Species: | E. trigonopodus
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Binomial name | |
Ethmostigmus trigonopodus Leach, 1817
|
Ethmostigmus trigonopodus is a species of centipede in the family Scolopendridae. [1] It goes by a number of common names, including the African Giant Centipede [2] and the Tanzanian Blue Ring Centipede. [3]
Ethmostigmus trigonopodus from northern parts of Nigeria can reach sexual maturity within one year, which is uncommon in centipedes. [4]
There exist two valid subspecies, [5] E. trigonopodus trigonopodus, and E. trigonopodus pygmenasoides. [1] [6] [7]