Cormocephalus inopinatus
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
Family: | Scolopendridae |
Genus: | Cormocephalus |
Species: | C. inopinatus
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Binomial name | |
Cormocephalus inopinatus | |
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Cormocephalus inopinatus is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1908 by German naturalist Karl Kraepelin.[1]
Distribution
[edit]The species is found in south-west Western Australia.[2]
Behaviour
[edit]The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kraepelin, Karl (1908). "Scolopendridae". In Michaelsen, W.; Hartmeyer, R. (eds.). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Vol. 2 part 8. Jena: Gustav Fischer. pp. 105–128 [109–110].
- ^ a b "Species Colobopleurus inopinatus Kraepelin, 1908". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2023.