Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Akymnopellis chilensis being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Scolopendra dalmatica — venomous
- Cormocephalus esulcatus
- Otostigmus politus
- Ethmostigmus trigonopodus
- Scolopendra viridis — venomous
- Scolopendra aztecorum — venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Chilopoda
- Order
- Scolopendromorpha
- Family
- Scolopendridae
- Genus
- Akymnopellis
- Species
- Akymnopellis chilensis
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