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Otostigmus ceylonicus

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Otostigmus ceylonicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Scolopendridae
Genus: Otostigmus
Species:
O. ceylonicus
Binomial name
Otostigmus ceylonicus
Haase, 1887

Otostigmus ceylonicus is a species of centipedes in the family Scolopendridae.[1] It is known only from Sri Lanka.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nagpal, Neelima; Kanwar, Usha (1981). "The poison gland in the centipede Otostigmus ceylonicus; Morphology and cytochemistry". Toxicon. 19 (6). Science Direct: 898–902. doi:10.1016/0041-0101(81)90088-X. PMID 7336453.
  2. ^ Duminda S.B. Dissanayake; Lasanthika D Thewarage; Sriyani Wickramasinghe. "An annotated checklist of centipedes (Myriapoda: Chilopoda) of Sri Lanka". ResearchGate. Retrieved 19 December 2016.