Global InformationScolopendra viridicornis information
| Scolopendra viridicornis | |
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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. viridicornis
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| Binomial name | |
| Scolopendra viridicornis Newport, 1844
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Scolopendra viridicornis is a species of centipede in the family Scolopendridae which can be found within the Amazon rainforest,[1] the type locality being in Brazil.[2] Due to the geographic distribution of this species it is known as the Amazonian giant centipede.[3]
- ^ Chaparro, E.; Silva, P.I. da (2016-09-01). "Lacrain: the first antimicrobial peptide from the body extract of the Brazilian centipede Scolopendra viridicornis". International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 48 (3): 277–285. doi:10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2016.05.015. ISSN 0924-8579.
- ^ "Scolopendra viridicornis Newport, 1844". ChiloBase 2.0. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "Taxonomy – Scolopendra viridicornis (Amazonian giant centipede)". UniProt. Retrieved 2017-12-07.