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New amphibious centipede species discovered in Okinawa and Taiwan

Credit: Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University and Hosei University have discovered a new species of large, tropical centipede of genus
Scolopendra in Okinawa and Taiwan. It is only the third amphibious centipede identified in the world, and is the largest in the region, 20 cm long and nearly 2 cm thick. It is also the first new centipede to be identified in Japan in 143 years, testament to the incredible biodiversity of the Ryukyu Archipelago.
Scolopendra is a genus of large, tropical centipede, one of the original genera named by the father of modern taxonomy himself, Carl Linnaeus. They are strong predators in any soil ecosystems they inhabit, with around 100 different species found in tropical regions around the world. Of these, only five have been identified in Japan and Taiwan. ....

Carl Linnaeus , Tsukamoto Shimano , Noriaki Murakami , Katsuyuki Eguchi , Satoshi Shimano , Scientific Research , Tokyo Metropolitan University Fund , Nippon Life Insurance Foundation , Asahi Glass Foundation Leader , Strategic Research Leader , Tokyo Metropolitan University , Hosei University , Ryukyu Archipelago , Sho Tsukamoto , Associate Professor Katsuyuki Eguchi , Professor Satoshi Shimano , Asahi Glass Foundation , Nippon Life Insurance , Fisheries Aquaculture , Ecology Environment , Zoology Veterinary Science , Earth Science , அறிவியல் ஆராய்ச்சி , டோக்கியோ பெருநகர பல்கலைக்கழகம் , ரியூகியு தீவுக்கூட்டம் , ஆசாஹி கண்ணாடி அடித்தளம் ,

New amphibious centipede species discovered in Okinawa and Taiwan

New amphibious centipede species discovered in Okinawa and Taiwan
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Carl Linnaeus , Tsukamoto Shimano , Noriaki Murakami , Katsuyuki Eguchi , Satoshi Shimano , Scientific Research , Tokyo Metropolitan University Fund , Nippon Life Insurance Foundation , Asahi Glass Foundation Leader , Strategic Research Leader , Tokyo Metropolitan University , Hosei University , Ryukyu Archipelago , Sho Tsukamoto , Associate Professor Katsuyuki Eguchi , Professor Satoshi Shimano , Asahi Glass Foundation , Nippon Life Insurance , அறிவியல் ஆராய்ச்சி , டோக்கியோ பெருநகர பல்கலைக்கழகம் , ரியூகியு தீவுக்கூட்டம் , ஆசாஹி கண்ணாடி அடித்தளம் , நிப்பான் வாழ்க்கை காப்பீடு ,