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Western Fire Centipede
Scolopocryptops gracilis
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Thorn-tailed Bark CentipedeScolopocryptops spinicaudus
Eastern Red CentipedeScolopocryptops sexspinosus
Common Desert CentipedeScolopendra polymorpha
Pseudolithobius megaloporus
Theatops californiensis
Big-leg CentipedeTheatops posticus
Brown CentipedeLithobius forficatus
Common CryptopsCryptops hortensis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 584 |
|---|---|
| California | 562 |
| Nevada | 13 |
| Mexico | 6 |
| Baja California | 6 |
| Oregon | 4 |
| Arizona | 3 |
| Utah | 1 |
| Idaho | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Centipedes · Chilopoda |
| Order | Tropical Centipedes · Scolopendromorpha |
| Family | Scolopocryptopid Centipedes · Scolopocryptopidae |
| Genus | Red Centipedes · Scolopocryptops |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Western Fire Centipede with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.