Australasian giant centipede

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phylum Chordata Ethmostigmus rubripes, the giant centipede, is the largest Australasian and Asian centipede. Head and body length 7.5 to over 16 cm (6 1⁄4 in). The body is long and flattened. Coloration is dark or greenish-brown to orange or orange-yellow with black bands, with yellow legs and antennae; southern specimens tend to have blue or dark antennae. Ethmostigmus rubripes also have various subspecies which may explain the many colour forms of this species.

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Subphyllum Myriapoda
class Chilopoda
Order Scolopendromorpha
Family Scolopendridae
Genus Ethmostigmus
Species E. rubripes