Ethmostigmus trignopodus
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'Ethmostigmus trignopodus' is a Centipede in the family Scolopendridae, and the order Scolopendramorpha[1]. It is also known as the African
Giant Centipede[2] when in the blue-legged sub-species. It should not be confused with the Tanzanian Blue Ringleg Centipede (Scolopendra morsitans) which is also known as the Red-headed centipede [3]. The centipede comes in two forms: the Tanzanian Blue Ring Centipede and the Yellow Legged Centipede.[4] These common names are both different forms of centipede, but are both Ethmostigmus trignopodus. The two subspecies are Ethmostigmus trigonopodus pygomenasoides and Ethmostigmus trignopodus trignopodus.[5]
Ethmostigmus trignopodus pygmenasoides[edit]
This subspecies is found in Southern Asia, in Nepal and Kashmir[6][7], and goes by the common name Yellow Legged Centipede (Probably. Most likely. Unsure.)[8]. It was first described by taxon author Lewis . in 1992[9]. It is similar in shape and size to the Tanzanian Blue Ring, but instead of distinctively blue legs, it has bright yellow legs, and a slightly greenish body. Like the Blue Ring, it has large, segmented antannae [10] with a blueish greenish tint[11]. It is possibly an invalid subspecies,[12] meaning that the differences between species are relatively minor and could be rolled into one species[13].
Ethmostigmus trignopodus trignopodus[edit]
The most commonly known of the two subspecies, the Tanzanian Blue Ring Centipede preys on many other insects[14]. Adult specimens can grow up to 15 cm [15]. It lives in Tanzania, Niger, and Congo, prefering dark spaces such as beneath logs or under the soil itself[16]. Their eggs, like many centipdes, are layed in that same habitat[17]. It was recognized as a subspecies from Ethmostigmus trignopodus(Leach, 1817)[18] in 1817, by Leach.[19]
References[edit]
- ↑ https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Ethmostigmus_trigonopodus/classification/
- ↑ https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1061036-Ethmostigmus-trigonopodus
- ↑ https://similarbutdifferentanimals.com/2020/10/09/tanzanian-blue-ringleg-centipede/
- ↑ https://www.exotic-pets.co.uk/tanzanian-yellow-legged-centipede.html
- ↑ https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Ethmostigmus_trigonopodus/classification/
- ↑ https://chilobase.biologia.unipd.it/searches/result_subspecies/514
- ↑ https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1091226#null
- ↑ https://www.exotic-pets.co.uk/tanzanian-yellow-legged-centipede.html
- ↑ https://chilobase.biologia.unipd.it/searches/result_subspecies/514
- ↑ "Centipede Anatomy | Diagrams and Facts About Centipedes". Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ↑ Reinbold, Matt (2005-08-23), Ethmostigmus trigonopodus eating a cricket., retrieved 2021-06-09
- ↑ https://chilobase.biologia.unipd.it/searches/result_subspecies/514
- ↑ https://academic.oup.com/auk/article/119/1/26/5561939
- ↑ https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/417405035
- ↑ https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/417405035
- ↑ https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/417405035
- ↑ https://www.centipede-pearl-singapore.com/blue-ring-centipede/
- ↑ https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1090901#null
- ↑ https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1091225#null
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