Mecistocephalus heteropus
| Mecistocephalus heteropus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Mecistocephalidae |
| Genus: | Mecistocephalus |
| Species: | M. heteropus
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| Binomial name | |
| Mecistocephalus heteropus Humbert, 1865
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Mecistocephalus heteropus is a species of centipedes in the family Mecistocephalidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1][2] This species has 49 pairs of legs.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Mecistocephalus heteropus Humbert, 1865". chilobase - a web resource for Chilopoda taxonomy. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "An annotated checklist of centipedes (Myriapoda: Chilopoda) of Sri Lanka". Research Gate. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ Attems, Carl (1929). Lfg. 52 Myriapoda, 1: Geophilomorpha (in German). De Gruyter. p. 132. doi:10.1515/9783111430638.
- ^ Silvestri, F. (1919). "Contributions to a knowledge of the Chilopoda Geophilomorpha of India". Record of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. 16: 45-107 [49-55] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.