Rhysida longipes Newport, 1845 is a animal in the Scolopendridae family, order Scolopendromorpha, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Rhysida longipes Newport, 1845

Rhysida longipes Newport, 1845

Rhysida longipes, the minor blue leg, is a Scolopendridae centipede with three subspecies sometimes kept as a pet.

Genus
Rhysida
Order
Scolopendromorpha
Class
Chilopoda

About Rhysida longipes Newport, 1845

Rhysida longipes (Newport, 1845), sometimes called the minor blue leg, is a species of centipede that belongs to the family Scolopendridae. Three subspecies of this species are currently recognized. In some countries, it is sometimes kept as a pet.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Chilopoda Scolopendromorpha Scolopendridae Rhysida

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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