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    Species Accepted

    Scolopendra heros Girard, 1853

    Blue-tailed Centipede
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Scolopendra

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Blue-tailed Centipede English
      Escolopendra de cabeza roja Spanish
      Giant Arizona Desert Centipede English
      Giant Black-headed Centipede English
      Giant Black-tailed Centipede English
      Giant Desert Centipede English
      Giant North American Centipede English
      Giant Red-headed Centipede English
      Giant Redheaded Centipede English
      Giant Sonoran Centipede English

      Treatments

      Source: Catalogue of Life
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      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Kohlrausch E. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Scolopendriden. Inaugural-Dissertation, Marburg. 27 pp. (1878).
      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).
      Shelley R.M. A synopsis of the North American centipedes of the order Scolopendromorpha (Chilopoda). Virginia Museum of Natural History Memoir. 5: viii+108 pp. (2002).
      Cragin F.W. First contribution to the knowledge of the Myriopoda of Kansas. Bulletin of the Washburn College, Laboratory of Natural Sciences. 1: 143-145. (1885).
      Kohlrausch, E. (1878) Beitrage zur Kenntniss der Scolopendriden. Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung der Doctorwurde bei Hochloblicher Philosophischen Facultat zu Marburg eingereicht von Ernst Kohlrausch aus Hannover. Marburg, 1878. 27 pp.
      http://eol.org/pages/52495142
      https://www.inaturalist.org/taxon_names/2049449/edit
      Kraepelin K. Revision der Scolopendriden. Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten . (2)20: 1-276. (1903).
      Wood, H. C. (1861) Descriptions of new species of Scolopendra, in the collection of the Academy. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, 13, 10 - 15.
      Wood H.C.jr. Description of new species of Scolopendra in the collection of the Academy. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. [1861]: 10-15. (1861).

      Citation

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