Scolopendra angulata

Scolopendra angulata is a species of centipede commonly found in Barbados.[1] They are also found in Venezuela and neighbouring countries in South America and the Caribbean such as Ecuador and Colombia.[2][3][4]

Scolopendra angulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Scolopendridae
Genus: Scolopendra
Species:
S. angulata
Binomial name
Scolopendra angulata
Newport, 1844

There are three subspecies; Scolopendra angulata angulata (Newport, 1844), Scolopendra angulata explorans (Chamberlin, 1914), and Scolopendra angulata moojeni (Bücherl, 1943).[3][4] The latter subspecies is excluded by some sources.[5][2] S. s. explorans was originally classified by Chamberlin as Scolopendra explorans, and was only proposed a subspecies of S. angulata by Bücherl in 1942 .[6]

References
  1. Centipedes in Barbados
  2. "Scolopendra angulata Newport 1844 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  3. ".:CHILOBASE:". chilobase.biologia.unipd.it. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  4. "ITIS - Report: Scolopendra angulata". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  5. "Scolopendra angulata". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  6. Chagas-Jr, Amazonas; Chaparro, Elisa; Jiménez, Sebastián Galvis; Triana, Hernán Darío Triana; Flórez, Eduardo; Seoane, José Carlos Sícoli (2014-03-14). "Scolopendra angulata subsp. explorans Chamberlin 1914". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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