Cryptops spinipes

Cryptops spinipes is a species of centipede in the Cryptopidae family. It is native to Oceania and was first described in 1891 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock.^[1]

Cryptops spinipes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Scolopendromorpha
Family:	Cryptopidae
Genus:	Cryptops
Species:	C. spinipes
Binomial name
Cryptops spinipes Pocock, 1891[1]
Synonyms
Cryptops setosus Pocock, 1891 Cryptops zealandicus Chamberlin, 1920

Distribution

The species’ range includes eastern Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and the Solomon Islands.^[2]

Behaviour

The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood.^[2]