Geophilus atopodon

Geophilus atopodon is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae^[1] found in Beulah, New Mexico.^[2] Its body is uniformly light brown, up to 25 millimeters long and rather thick, narrowed posteriorly (more gradually narrowed anteriorly), with 49–51 leg pairs, a discrete frontal plate, and a long claw of the anal legs.^[3]

Geophilus atopodon
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Geophilomorpha
Family:	Geophilidae
Genus:	Geophilus
Species:	G. atopodon
Binomial name
Geophilus atopodon Chamberlin, 1903