Scolopendra subspinipes is a species of very large centipede found throughout southeastern Asia. One of the most widespread and common species in the genus Scolopendra, it is also found on virtually all land areas around and within the Indian Ocean, all of tropical and subtropical Asia from Russia to the islands of Malaysia and Indonesia, Australia, South and Central America, the Caribbean islands, and possibly parts of the southern United States, but how much of this range is natural and how much due to human introduction is unclear.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
Venomous. The note covers its whole genus. Giant centipedes; painful venomous bite Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Scolopendra dehaani — venomous
- Scolopendra alternans — venomous
- Scolopendra multidens — venomous
- Scolopendra japonica — venomous
- Scolopendra galapagoensis — venomous
- Cormocephalus nitidus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Chilopoda
- Order
- Scolopendromorpha
- Family
- Scolopendridae
- Genus
- Scolopendra
- Species
- Scolopendra subspinipes
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