Desmoxytes planata

Desmoxytes planata, is a species of millipedes in the family Paradoxosomatidae.^[1] It is a pantropical species with a vast distribution due to human interference in transportation.^[2] It is native to Andaman Islands and introduced to Thailand, the Seychelles, Java, Sri Lanka,^[3] Fiji and probably in Malay Peninsula.^[4]

Desmoxytes planata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Diplopoda
Order:	Polydesmida
Family:	Paradoxosomatidae
Genus:	Desmoxytes
Species:	D. planata
Binomial name
Desmoxytes planata (Pocock, 1895)
Synonyms
Pratinus planatus Pocock, 1895 Desmoxytes coniger Chamberlin, 1923 Euphyodesmus (Ceylonesmus) vector Chamberlin, 1941

Live specimens are pink colored.^[5]