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Scolopendra heros
Giant Desert Centepede
Authorship: Girard
Description & Notes
a photographic voucher is in Maldonado, 1998. Johnson, Johnson, and Riveroll, Jr., 2007, reported S. heros eating a Ground Snake, Sonora semiannulata.
Collection Information
Field Number
[Maldonado et al., 2006, Maldonado, 1998]
Recent Observations
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IMRS Observation
iraniafigueroa
Oct 14, 2017
indio mountain research station
georgeafghan
Jun 12, 2026
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin, TX, US
peytonmaples
Jun 12, 2026
New Orleans, LA, US
popsansaba
Jun 12, 2026
Private Road 418, San Saba, TX, US