Cryptops spinipes is a species of centipede in the Cryptopidae family. It is native to Oceania and was first described in 1891 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
| Family: | Cryptopidae |
| Genus: | Cryptops |
| Species: | C. spinipes
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Distribution edit
The species’ range includes eastern Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and the Solomon Islands.[2]
Behaviour edit
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Pocock, RI (1891). "Descriptions of some new Geophilidae in the collections of the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 6. 8 (45): 115–227 [156].
- ^ a b "Species Cryptops spinipes Pocock, 1891". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
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