Scolopendra or hemiscolopendra ID help

[Daniel Edwards]

Bought as a "tiger centipede" from a vendor. No species noted. Said to be african but I don't know for sure... any ideas?

 

[CHLee]

Bought as a "tiger centipede" from a vendor. No species noted. Said to be african but I don't know for sure... any ideas?

Ethmostigmus sp.

 

[NYAN]

I think it is scolopendra polymorpha, however a better Photo showing it’s terminal legs and head will help.

 

[Staehilomyces]

It's an Ethmostigmus sp, you can tell from the spiracles.

 

[NYAN]

I didn’t see that before, I see it now though. It’s ethmostigmus.

 

[centipeedle]

As everyone said, seems to be ethmostigmus sp.
I suspect rubripes

 

[Daniel Edwards]

Thanks everyone! Couldn't agree more!

 

[centipeedle]

Is your Pede ok???
It sure doesn’t look good in those pictures.

 

[Greasylake]

I don't like the way its legs are curling up under in that pic. Last time I saw that my pede had injured itself and I was almost sure it was going to die. It recovered though with a little time.

 

[Scoly]

As everyone said, seems to be ethmostigmus sp.
I suspect rubripes

As far as I know, E. rubripes isn't in Africa. It looks like Ethmostigmus trigonopodus "niger" colour morph, which we often see for sale in the UK.

 

[Daniel Edwards]

Is your Pede ok???
It sure doesn’t look good in those pictures.

Yea guys it looks crummy since I got it into a clear box for pics. Missing one tail segment entirely as well. It did eat... But imports aren't always good. Ill keep you posted. The expo was so hectic I didn't get to inspect it well.

 

[Daniel Edwards]

As far as I know, E. rubripes isn't in Africa. It looks like Ethmostigmus trigonopodus "niger" colour morph, which we often see for sale in the UK.

Ill look into that!

 

[Daniel Edwards]

I don't like the way its legs are curling up under in that pic. Last time I saw that my pede had injured itself and I was almost sure it was going to die. It recovered though with a little time.

Me either, see below

 

[Daniel Edwards]

Is your Pede ok???
It sure doesn’t look good in those pictures.

Meh I know right...

 

[Daniel Edwards]

Here is a ventral shot

 

[Scoly]

Yeah, there's something not right with it. There's not much you can do when they're like this other that ensure conditions are right and hope it pulls itself through, which they often do, sometimes after a moult.

These ones like it a bit hotter than other species, so I'd say make sure the warm side hits 27-28, but always make sure there's a cooler side too. Also it's from relatively arid zones, so make sure the air isn't damp.

And tempting as it is to pull it out to get photos, I would really just leave it be for a while and reassess in a few weeks.

 

[Daniel Edwards]

Yeah, there's something not right with it. There's not much you can do when they're like this other that ensure conditions are right and hope it pulls itself through, which they often do, sometimes after a moult.

These ones like it a bit hotter than other species, so I'd say make sure the warm side hits 27-28, but always make sure there's a cooler side too. Also it's from relatively arid zones, so make sure the air isn't damp.

And tempting as it is to pull it out to get photos, I would really just leave it be for a while and reassess in a few weeks.

A'll pics were taken during the one time Rehouse transfer. He's settled deep in his dry dirt and sand mix now. We shall see. I have a s. S. Subspinipes on a clutch now. Love the pedes. Have 4.