Bothropolys is a genus of centipedes in the family Lithobiidae.[1]

Bothropolys
Bothropolys xanti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Lithobiomorpha
Family: Lithobiidae
Genus: Bothropolys
Wood, 186
Synonyms
  • Polybothrus Latzel, 1880
  • Lithobius (Polybothrus) Latzel, 1880

Species

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There are about 30 valid species:[2]

References

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  1. ^ P. Myers; R. Espinosa; C. S. Parr; T. Jones; G. S. Hammond & T. A. Dewey (2013). "Lithobiidae: classification". Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  2. ^ Bonato L.; Chagas Junior A.; Edgecombe G.D.; Lewis J.G.E.; Minelli A.; Pereira L.A.; Shelley R.M.; Stoev P.; Zapparoli M. (2016). "ChiloBase 2.0". A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Rosario Dioguardi and Giuseppe Cortese, University of Padua. Retrieved 12 April 2023.