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Scolopendra heros

Girard, 1853

Giant Redheaded Centipede

GNRUnranked Found in 26 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1267623
Element CodeITUNIC3050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassChilopoda
OrderScolopendromorpha
FamilyScolopendridae
GenusScolopendra
Concept Reference
Shelley, R.M. 2002. A synopsis of the North American centipedes of the Order Scolopendromorpha (Chilopoda). Virginia Museum of Natural History. 108 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
Roadless Areas (26)
Arizona (19)
AreaForestAcres
Black CanyonPrescott National Forest10,683
BoulderTonto National Forest40,359
Boulder CanyonCoconino National Forest4,554
Butterfly Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest42,296
Catalina St. Pk. Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest951
ChiricahuaCoronado National Forest76,876
Cimarron HillsCoconino National Forest5,303
GaliuroCoronado National Forest28,333
Grief HillPrescott National Forest12,535
HackberryCoconino National Forest17,885
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
Lower San FranciscoApache-Sitgreaves National Forests59,310
MazatzalTonto National Forest16,942
Middle Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest10,543
Oracle RoadlessCoronado National Forest22,365
Santa TeresaCoronado National Forest8,929
TumacacoriCoronado National Forest44,594
Upper Romero WsrCoronado National Forest150
WhetstoneCoronado National Forest20,728
Arkansas (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bear MountainOuachita National Forest1,910
Blue MountainOuachita National Forest9,755
New Mexico (5)
AreaForestAcres
Last Chance CanyonLincoln National Forest8,934
Little Dog And Pup CanyonsLincoln National Forest25,412
North Rocky CanyonLincoln National Forest8,068
Peloncillo (NM)Coronado National Forest43,339
South Guadalupe MountainsLincoln National Forest20,930
References (2)
  1. Bonato, L., J.A. Chagas, G.D. Edgecombe, J.G.E. Lewis, A. Minelli, L.A. Pereira, R.M. Shelley, P. Stoev, and M. Zapparoli. 2016. ChiloBase 2.0 - A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Available at https://chilobase.biologia.unipd.it
  2. Shelley, R.M. 2002. A synopsis of the North American centipedes of the Order Scolopendromorpha (Chilopoda). Virginia Museum of Natural History. 108 pp.