Ballophilus alluaudi is a species of centipede in the genus Ballophilus. It is found in Kenya, Somalia, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[1] The original description of this species is based on male specimens with 51 pairs of legs and female specimens with 53 to 57 leg pairs. The adult female specimen measures 29 mm in length, whereas the males range from 9 mm to 19 mm in length.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Ballophilidae |
| Genus: | Ballophilus |
| Species: | B. alluaudi
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| Binomial name | |
| Ballophilus alluaudi Ribaut, 1914
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References
edit- ^ "Catalogue of Life - 2011 Annual Checklist :: Species details". www.catalogueoflife.org.
- ^ Ribaut, H. (1914). "Myriapodes. I. Chilopoda". Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912) - Résultats Scientifiques (in French). 16: 3-35 [27] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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