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Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Linnaeus C. Systema naturae. Editio Decima. Holmiae. 1: 824 pp. (1758).

Classification

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

Name

Synonyms
Eurylithobius slateri Butler, 1876
Scolopendra afzelii Porat, 1871
Scolopendra angulipes Newport, 1844
Scolopendra attenuata Porat, 1871
Scolopendra bilineata Brandt, 1840
Scolopendra brachypoda Peters, 1862
Scolopendra brandtiana Gervais, 1837
Scolopendra carinipes Humbert & Saussure, 1870
Scolopendra chlorocephala Porat, 1871
Scolopendra cognata Porat, 1871
Scolopendra compressipes Wood, 1862
Scolopendra crassipes Brandt, 1840
Scolopendra elegans Brandt, 1841
Scolopendra erythrocephala Brandt, 1840
Scolopendra fabricii Newport, 1845
Scolopendra formosa Newport, 1845
Scolopendra fulvipes Brandt, 1841
Scolopendra grandidieri Saussure & Zehntner, 1902
Scolopendra impressa Porat, 1876
Scolopendra infesta C.L.Koch, 1847
Homonyms
Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758
Common names
Bissiger Skolopender in German
Redhead Centipede in English
Reusehonderdpoot in Afrikaans
Tansanian blue ringleg in English
Tanzanian Blue Ringleg in English
red-headed centipede in English
stonoha jedovatá in Czech
ve'i enata in language.
ve'i mao'i in language.
ตะขาบลายเสือ in Thai
タイワンオオムカデ in Japanese
赤蜈蚣 in Chinese
Bissiger Skolopender in German
Tansanian blue ringleg in English
red-headed centipede in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Gerstäcker, A. (1873). Die Gliederthier-Fauna des Sansibar-Gebietes. 1-542. Leipzig, Heidelberg
  2. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 454 Designation under the Plenary Powers of a type species in harmony with accustomed usage for Scolopendm Linnaeus, 1758 (class Chilopoda).Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 15(20), 357-378 (1957)
  3. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1818) Classe Septième. Les Arachnides. (Arachnidae)
  4. Johann Friedrich Brandt (15/05/1840) Observations sur les espèces qui composent le genre Scolopendra, suivies des caractères des espèces qui se trouvent dans le Muséum zoologique de l’Académie des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg, et de quelques coups d’oeil sur leur distribution géographique
  5. Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp.
  6. Martínez-Muñoz, Carlos A., and Daniel Perez-Gelabert, 2018: Checklist of the centipedes (Chilopoda) of Hispaniola. Novitates Caribaea, no. 12. 74-101.
  7. Murray D. Bruce,Robert J. Dowsett,Edward C. Dickinson (2006) The Naturalist’s Miscellany by George Shaw (1789-1813): an assessment of the dating of the parts and volumes
  8. Perez-Gelabert, Daniel E,Carlos A. Martínez-Muñoz: Checklist of the centipedes (Chilopoda) of Hispaniola
  9. Shaw, George (10/1789) <i>Scolopendra morsitans</i> - The Great Scolopendra
  10. Siriwut, W.; Edgecombe, G.; Sutcharit, C.; Tongkerd, P.; Panha, S. (2016). A taxonomic review of the centipede genus Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758 (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae) in mainland Southeast Asia, with description of a new species from Laos. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 590: 1-124. 10.3897/zookeys.590.7950
  11. Siriwut, Warut, Gregory D. Edgecombe, Chirasak Sutcharit, Piyoros Tongkerd, and Somsak Panha, 2016: A taxonomic review of the centipede genus Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758 (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae) in mainland Southeast Asia, with description of a new species from Laos. ZooKeys, vol. 590. 1-124.
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