Scolopendra abnormis
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Scolopendra abnormis is a species of centipede
in the family Scolopendridae
. It is endemic to Mauritius
.
Centipede
Centipedes are arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda of the subphylum Myriapoda. They are elongated metameric animals with one pair of legs per body segment. Despite the name, centipedes can have a varying number of legs from under 20 to over 300. Centipedes have an odd number of pairs of...
in the family Scolopendridae
Scolopendridae
Scolopendridae is a family of large centipedes .-Selected genera:* Alipes Imhoff, 1854 * Alluropus Silvestri, 1911* Arthrorhabdus Pocock, 1891...
. It is endemic to Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
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