Cryptops sp. (genus)

1 Blind Scolopendroid Centipede at Cotter River, ACT

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Identification history

Cryptops sp. (genus)	7 Jun 2021	SimoneC
Chilenophilidae (family)	10 May 2021	trevorpreston
Unidentified	9 May 2021	trevorpreston

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2 comments

SimoneC wrote:

2 Jun 2021

Hi tpreston, do you have any other images of this myriapod? I’m having trouble IDing it. Its too short to be a Chelenophilidae or any other type of Geophilomorph, they basically start at 33 segments. Is it possible this individual had been injured and lost a few segments? A nice clear image of the tail end would be helpful, also its a little hard to see the first 10 segments or so clearly which can also help with ID

trevorpreston wrote:

2 Jun 2021

Sorry but the only images of this sighting are the 3 already here. Funny, i never noticed how short this one was compared to the others I normally see.

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
9 May 2021 11:42 AM Recorded on
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25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Cryptops sp. (genus) Scientific name
Blind Scolopendroid Centipede Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1005.98m Recorded at altitude
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