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Caribbean Giant Centipede

Scolopendra alternans

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Puerto Rico.January 8, February 5, March 8, April 18, May 4, June 2, July 2, August 3, September 6, October 2, November 1, December 4.
United States91
Puerto Rico63
United States Virgin Islands4
Georgia2
South Carolina2

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Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassCentipedes · Chilopoda
OrderTropical Centipedes · Scolopendromorpha
FamilyScolopendrid Centipedes · Scolopendridae
GenusGiant Centipedes · Scolopendra

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