Described: Linnaeus, 1758.
States with an open record: Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar, Telangana.
Biogeographic provinces with a GBIF record: 3B Desert: Kutchchh, 4A Semi-Arid: Punjab Plains, 4B Semi-Arid: Gujarat Rajputana, 5A Western Ghats: Malabar Plains, 5B Western Ghats: Mountains, 6A Deccan Peninsula: Central Highlands, 6B Deccan Peninsula: Chhota Nagpur, 6C Deccan Peninsula: Eastern Highlands, 6D Deccan Peninsula: Central Plateau, 6E Deccan Peninsula: Deccan South, 7A Gangetic Plain: Upper, 7B Gangetic Plain: Lower, 8A Coasts: West Coast, 8B Coasts: East Coast, 9B North-East: North-East Hills.
Family: Scolopendridae; order: Scolopendromorpha.

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yellidespecies of India

Scolopendra morsitans

Red-headed Centipede

Red-headed Centipede (Scolopendra morsitans), a species of India. Not assessed by IUCN. Open records in 23 states. Listed by ZSI, GBIF and iNaturalist. Group: Other.

Other species of Himachal Pradesh · Other species of Punjab · Other species of Uttarakhand · Other species of Haryana · Other species of Delhi · Other species of Rajasthan · Other species of Uttar Pradesh · Other species of Bihar · Other species of Arunachal Pradesh · Other species of Tripura · Other species of West Bengal · Other species of Odisha · Other species of Chhattisgarh · Other species of Madhya Pradesh · Other species of Gujarat · Other species of Maharashtra · Other species of Andhra Pradesh · Other species of Karnataka · Other species of Kerala · Other species of Tamil Nadu · Other species of Puducherry · Other species of Andaman and Nicobar · Other species of Telangana

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