Gigantowales chisholmi

A millepede at Forde, ACT

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Identification history

	Gigantowales chisholmi	26 Nov 2021	SimoneC
	Unverified	21 Nov 2021	LD12

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Very large millipede, found on the footpath beside a wetland

3 comments

SimoneC wrote:

22 Nov 2021

Hi LD12, how long would it estimate it to be?

LD12 wrote:

26 Nov 2021

Best estimate is that it was about 70mm+. Could this be a specimen of Gigantowales chisholmi?

SimoneC wrote:

26 Nov 2021

That’s what I was thinking

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Location information

Coordinates 149.142212 -35.177541
Altitude 634.0m
Maps Yerrabi Pond
Places Forde, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
21 Nov 2021 05:56 PM Recorded on
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Other Arthropods Millipedes (Diplopoda) LD12 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

50mm or larger Animal size

Species information

Gigantowales chisholmi Scientific name
A millepede Common name
Not Sensitive
Non-local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 656.83m Recorded at altitude
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