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Checklist for Class Chilopoda Latreille, 1817 (Centiped)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
8
15
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nigeria
8 Families width 32 Species
Schendylidae Cook, 1896Schendylid Centipedes4SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendridae Newport, 184416SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopidae Kohlrausch, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Henicopidae Pocock, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Lithobiidae Newport, 1844Garden Centipedes3SpeciesTaxom
Mecistocephalidae Bollman, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Pselliodidae Chamberlin, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Geophilidae Leach, 1815Geophilid Centipedes2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nigeria
15 Genera with 32 Species
Afrotaenia Chamberlin, 01SpeciesTaxom
Arthrorhabdus Pocock, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Asanada Meinert, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Cryptops Leach, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophilus Cook, 03SpeciesTaxom
Ethmostigmus Pocock, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Lamyctes Meinert, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Lithobius Leach, 1936Brown centipedes3SpeciesTaxom
Mecistocephalus Newport, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Otostigmus Porat, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Rhysida Wood, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendra Linnaeus, 18405SpeciesTaxom
Sphendononema Verhoeff, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Strigamia Gray, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Tuoba Chamberlin, 19011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
32 Species
Afrotaenia similis
Arthrorhabdus somalus Manfredi, 1933
Asanada socotrana Pocock, 1899
Asanada walkeri Pocock, 1891
Cryptops (Cryptops) niloticus Lewis, 1967
Cryptops (Trigonocryptops) bottegii Silvestri, 1897Atlantic threetooth
Ctenophilus guincaensis
Ctenophilus hausus
Ctenophilus robertsi
Ethmostigmus trigonopodus Leach, 1817
Lamyctes emarginatus Newport, 1844Mendocino shoulderband
Lithobius (Lithobius) dieuzeidei Brölemann, 1931
Lithobius (Monotarsobius) crassipes Koch, 1862
Lithobius chikerensis Verhoeff, 1936
Mecistocephalus (Mecistocephalus) punctifrons Newport, 1843
Mecistocephalus insularis Lucas, 1863
Mecistocephalus lanzai Matic & Dara..., 1969
Otostigmus (Dactylotergitius) caudatus Brölemann, 1902
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) spinosus Porat, 1876
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) taeniatus Pocock, 1896
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) gymnopus Silvestri, 1898Davis Mountain threeband
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) insignis Kraepelin, 1903
Rhysida lithobioides Newport, 1845Northern jointvetch
Rhysida longipes Newport, 1845Paloma Pompano
Scolopendra afer Meinert, 1886Greater Amberjack
Scolopendra angusticollis Murray, 1887Snowbell
Scolopendra mirabilis Porat, 1876
Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758Common centipede
Scolopendra valida Lucas, 1840Blue Legs Westafrica
Sphendononema rugosa Newport, 1844Mendocino shoulderband
Strigamia maritima Leach, 1817Geophilimorph centipede
Tuoba poseidonis Verhoeff, 1901

Subnodes of Chilopoda with occurrences in Nigeria
SubclassNotostigmophora
Verhoeff, 1901
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubclassPleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
7
14
31
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Chilopoda at chilobase.biologia.unipd.it
Chilopoda at artfakta.se
Chilopoda at dyntaxa.se
Chilopoda at gbif.org
Chilopoda at itis.gov
Chilopoda at marinespecies.org