Cryptops hortensis

Cryptops hortensis, the common cryptops,^[1] is a species of centipede in the family Cryptopidae, genus Cryptops (Leach 1814).^[2]

Cryptops hortensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Scolopendromorpha
Family:	Cryptopidae
Genus:	Cryptops
Species:	C. hortensis
Binomial name
Cryptops hortensis (Donovan, 1810)
Synonyms
Scolopendra hortensis Donovan, 1810 Cryptops aenariensis Verhoeff, 1943

Description

The species is 20–30 millimetres (0.79–1.18 in) long and 1 millimetre (0.039 in) wide. It is pale brown in colour with 21 pairs of legs.^[1]

Distribution and habitat

This species is found in all of Europe except for: the Baltic states, Andorra, Belarus, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Russia, Vatican City and various European islands.^[3] It has also been introduced to Tasmania, Australia.^[4] It is found in gardens and woodland, and under stones and logs.^[1]