Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Redleg Centipede 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
- Cormocephalus aurantiipes
- Scolopendra multidens — venomous
- Scolopendra subspinipes — venomous
- Scolopendra galapagoensis — venomous
- Scolopendra japonica — venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Chilopoda
- Order
- Scolopendromorpha
- Family
- Scolopendridae
- Genus
- Cormocephalus
- Species
- Cormocephalus nitidus
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