Scolopocryptops sexspinosus

(Say, 1821)

a centipede

GNRUnranked Found in 13 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1169476
Element CodeITUNIC3040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassChilopoda
OrderScolopendromorpha
FamilyCryptopidae
GenusScolopocryptops
Concept Reference
Mercurio, R.J. 2010. An annotated catalog of centipedes (Chilopoda) from the United States of America, Canada and Greenland (1758-2008). Xlibris Publishing. 560 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
South CarolinaSNRYes
Roadless Areas (13)
Florida (1)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
Georgia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Lance CreekChattahoochee National Forest9,025
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
North Carolina (5)
AreaForestAcres
Chunky Gal (addition)Nantahala National Forest3,336
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Jarrett CreekPisgah National Forest7,485
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Allegheny FrontAllegheny National Forest7,430
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Beaver Dam CreekCherokee National Forest5,070
Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Laurel ForkGeorge Washington National Forest9,967
Seng MountainJefferson National Forest6,428
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Dry ForkMonongahela National Forest657
References (2)
  1. Mercurio, R.J. 2010. An annotated catalog of centipedes (Chilopoda) from the United States of America, Canada and Greenland (1758-2008). Xlibris Publishing. 560 pp.
  2. Shelley, R.M. 2002. A synopsis of the North American centipedes of the Order Scolopendromorpha (Chilopoda). Virginia Museum of Natural History. 108 pp.