Scolopendra dawydoffi is a species of large Scolopendrid centipede found in Southeast Asia, specifically in Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia.[2][1][3] It has bright reddish-orange and black colouration (and should thus not be confused with S. hardwickei),[4] and can grow up to and beyond 16 cm in length.[3][5]
| Scolopendra dawydoffi | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
| Family: | Scolopendridae |
| Genus: | Scolopendra |
| Species: | S. dawydoffi
|
| Binomial name | |
| Scolopendra dawydoffi Kronmüller, 2012
| |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Scolopendra subspinipes cingulatoides | |
Appearance and behaviour
editScolopendra dawydoffi has bright reddish-orange colouration, with dark bands on the ends of its tergites. The antennae are divided into 17-18 segments (articles).[3] It can live for 2-3 years.[5]
Scolopendra dawydoffi, like all centipedes, is predatory, and, like most large centipedes, is primarily insectivorous.[5][6] However, it has been recorded feeding on snakes, specifically Sibynophis triangularis, while the snake was laying its eggs.[6][7]
Taxonomy
editScolopendra dawydoffi was first (incompletely) described in 1938 by Carl Attems as Scolopendra subspinipes cingulatoides. He said that S. s. cingulatoides "unites the taxonomical characteristics of Scolopendra subspinipes [Leach, 1815] and Scolopendra cingulata [Latreille, 1829]".[1]
S. subspinipes cingulatoides was elevated to species level and renamed S. dawydoffi to avoid confusion with Scolopendra cingulatoides, a junior synonym of Scolopendra cingulata in a 2012 taxonomic review. The new species name is in honour of Dr C Dawydoff, the collector of the species. [1]
It goes by no common name.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Kronmüller, Christian (August 2012). "Review of the subspecies of Scolopendra subspinipes Leach, 1815 with the new description of the South Chinese member of the genus Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758 named Scolopendra hainanum spec. nov". Spixiana. 35 (1): 22 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ "Scolopendra dawydoffi Kronmüller, 2012". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ a b c Siriwut, Warut; Edgecombe, Gregory; Sutcharit, Chirasak; Tongkerd, Piyoros; Panha, Somsak (2016-05-17). "A taxonomic review of the centipede genus Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758 (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae) in mainland Southeast Asia, with description of a new species from Laos". ZooKeys (590): 1–124. Bibcode:2016ZooK..590....1S. doi:10.3897/zookeys.590.7950. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 4926625. PMID 27408540.
- ^ "Scolopendra dawydoffi". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ a b c "Scolopendra subspinipes cingulatoides centipede". My Home Nature. Retrieved 2022-08-09. [unreliable source?]
- ^ a b Chiacchio, Michele; Nadolski, Bartosz Stanislaw; Suwanwaree, Ponghtep; Waengsothorn, Surachit (2017). "Centipede, Scolopendra dawydoffi (Chilopoda: Scolopendridae), predation on an egg-laying snake, Sibynophis triangularis (Squamata: Colubridae), in Thailand". Journal of Insect Behavior. 30 (5): 563–566. Bibcode:2017JIBeh..30..563C. doi:10.1007/s10905-017-9642-0. S2CID 39553803. ProQuest 1955519094 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Virata, John (2017-10-26). "Centipede Devours Snake In Midst Of Laying Its Eggs". Reptiles Magazine. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ^ "Scolopendra dawydoffi Kronmüller 2012 names". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2022-08-09.