Alipes grandidieri
Alipes grandidieri most commonly known as the feather-tail centipede, is a centipede that lives in Eastern Africa.[2] It is 10–15 cm long.[3] It is part of the genus Alipes and the family Scolopendridae.[2]
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The species range is Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.[2] It has distinctive back legs that look like they have feathers. When threatened they will shake their back legs and make a hissing sound.[3]
References
- Lucas H. (1864) Sur new nouvelle espèce de Scolopendridae (Eucorybas grandidieri), Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. (4) 4: 420
- Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D., Paglinawan LE, Bailly N., Kirk PM, Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (ed.) (June 2, 2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalog of Life : 2011 Annual Checklist." Species 2000: Reading, UK . Read September 24, 2012 . online at:http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/search/all/key/alipes+grandidieri/match/1
- Gauthier, Kelly; Csotonyi, Julius (2017). Discovering bugs (First ed.). Kennebunkport, ME: Applesauce Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-60433-689-4. OCLC 960033852.
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