Gonibregmatus anguinus
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| Gonibregmatus anguinus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Gonibregmatidae |
| Genus: | Gonibregmatus |
| Species: | G. anguinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gonibregmatus anguinus | |
Gonibregmatus anguinus is a species of centipede in the Gonibregmatidae family. It was described in 1899 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock.[1][2] The original description reports that females of this species reach 130 mm in length with 129 pairs of legs whereas males range from 70 mm to 115 mm in length with 115 leg pairs.[1] This species is yellowish brown with a bright red band on the head.[1]
