Scolopendra heros

Scolopendra heros, commonly known as the Arizona desert centipede, giant desert centipede, giant Sonoran centipede, Texas black-tailed centipede, Texas redheaded centipede, and giant redheaded centipede, is a species of North American centipede found in the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico.

Scolopendra heros
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Scolopendridae
Genus: Scolopendra
Species:
S. heros
Binomial name
Scolopendra heros
Girard, 1853
Approximate distribution of S. heros
Synonyms
  • Scolopendra castaneiceps
    (Wood, 1861)
  • Scolopendra pernix
    (Kohlrausch, 1878)
  • Scolopendra heros prismatica
    (Cragin, 1885)
  • Scolopendra heros arizonensis
    (Kraepelin, 1903)
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