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Scolopendra heros Girard, 1853

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Girard. Myriapoda. In: Marcy R.B., Report on exploration of the Red River of Louisiana expedition in 1852. Senate Executive [Doc.] No. 54, 32d Congress, 2d Session - R. Armstrong, Washington. p. 320. (1853).

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Chilopoda
order
Scolopendromorpha
family
Scolopendridae
genus
Scolopendra
species
Scolopendra heros

Name

Synonyms
Scolopendra castaneiceps Wood, 1861
Scolopendra heros arizonensis
Scolopendra heros prismatica
Scolopendra pernix Kohlrausch, 1878
Homonyms
Scolopendra heros Girard, 1853
Common names
Blue-tailed Centipede in English
Escolopendra de cabeza roja in Spanish
Giant Arizona Desert Centipede in English
Giant Black-headed Centipede in English
Giant Black-tailed Centipede in English
Giant Desert Centipede in English
Giant North American Centipede in English
Giant Red-headed Centipede in English
Giant Redheaded Centipede in English
Giant Sonoran Centipede in English
Texas redheaded centipede in English
Сколопендра калифорнийская in Russian
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