Does this look like a juvenile dehaani?

Staehilomyces

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So, someone posted these pics in the Entomology FB group, and I tentatively ID'ed them (based on colour and distribution) as a juvenile Scolopendra dehaani.
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Someone later challenged my ID, and I'm now wondering how likely this is to be a dehaani - given how common they are over there, I think it's pretty high. Thoughts?
 

Greasylake

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I've never seen a dehaani that looked like that, but if you could find a color form that matched the pictures then I'd be on your side.
 

LawnShrimp

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Perhaps it's a developmental color? Some dehaani from Thailand and Malaysia have orange and black striped pedelings, which could develop into a darker colored adult, and this is the color the pling has on its 3rd or 4th molt while still getting adult color.
 
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