Scolopendra
| Scolopendra Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
| Family: | Scolopendridae |
| Genus: | Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Scolopendra morsitans | |
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Scolopendra, from Ancient Greek σκόλοψ (skólops), meaning "thorn", and ἔντερον (énteron), meaning "earthworm", is a species-rich genus of large tropical centipedes of the family Scolopendridae.