Global InformationScolopendra galapagoensis information
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
| Family: | Scolopendridae |
| Genus: | Scolopendra |
| Species: | S. galapagoensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Scolopendra galapagoensis Bollmann, 1889
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Scolopendra gigentea weyrauchi (Bücherl, 1950) | |
Scolopendra galapagoensis, also known as the Galápagos centipede[3][4] and Darwin's goliath centipede,[5][6] is species of very large centipede in the family Scolopendridae.[7] It is the only representative of the genus Scolopendra on the Galapagos Islands, among twelve other species of centipede present on the Islands.[8][9] It is also found on mainland South America in Ecuador and Peru, and on Cocos Island in Costa Rica.[9][8]
- ^ Léon Baert; Henri W. Herrera. "The Myriapoda of the Galápagos Archipelago, Ecuador (Chilopoda, Diplopoda, Symphyla)". ResearchGate. Belgian Journal of Entomology. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ Shelley, R. M.; Kiser, S. B. (May 1, 2000). "Neotype designation and a diagnostic account for the centipede, Scolopendra gigantea L. 1758, with an account of S. galapagoensis Bollman 1889 (Chilopoda Scolopendromorpha Scolopendridae)". Tropical Zoology. 13 (1): 159–170. doi:10.1080/03946975.2000.10531129. S2CID 83560131 – via Taylor and Francis+NEJM.
- ^ "Galapagos Species Checklist". Charles Darwin Foundation. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ "Galápagos Centipede (Scolopendra galapagoensis)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ Dunlap, Sadie (2021-10-11). "The 10 Biggest Centipedes in the World!". AZ Animals. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ Jake (2022-07-30). "Different Types of Centipedes with Pictures". Pestbugs. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ "Scolopendra galapagoensis Bollman, 1889". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
- ^ a b Baert, Léon; Herrera, Henri W. (2013). "The Myriapoda of the Galápagos Archipelago, Ecuador (Chilopoda, Diplopoda, Symphyla)". Belgian Journal of Entomology. 1 (49) – via ResearchGate.
- ^ a b Ortiz-Catedral, Luis; Christian, Eli; Chimborazo, Walter; Sevilla, Christian; Rueda, Danny. "A Galapagos Centipede Scolopendra Galapagoensis Preys On A Floreana Racer Pseudalsophis Biserialis". Galapagos Research. 70: 2, 3 – via ResearchGate, Charles Darwin Foundation.