Arizona desert centipede

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Arizona desert centipede
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Scolopendridae
Genus: Scolopendra
Species: S. heros
Subspecies: S. h. arizonensis
Trinomial name
Scolopendra heros arizonensis
Kraepelin, 1903

The Arizona desert centipede (Scolopendra heros arizonensis) is a centipede from the southwest United States and northern Mexico. It averages 6½ to 8 inches but can reach up to 10 or 12 inches in captivity.

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