Cryptops hortensis

Cryptops hortensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Cryptopidae
Genus: Cryptops
Species: C. hortensis
Binomial name
Cryptops hortensis
(Donovan, 1810)
Synonyms
  • Scolopendra hortensis Donovan, 1810
  • Cryptops aenariensis Verhoeff, 1943

Cryptops hortensis (commonly known as Common Cryptops)[1] is a species of centipede in Cryptopidae family that can be found in all of Europe except for the Baltic states, Andorra, Belarus, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Russia, Vatican City and various European islands.[2]

Description and habitat

The species is 20–30 millimetres (0.79–1.18 in) long and 1 millimetre (0.039 in) wide. It is pale brown coloured with 21 pairs of legs. The species can be found in gardens and woodland, and under stones and logs.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Common name". Nature Spot. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  2. "Cryptops hortensis (Donovan, 1810)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.

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