Can someone ID this?

[Alex9104]

Location is at the top, anyone seen this?

 

[Poonjab]

That’s a centipede

 

[Alex9104]

That’s a centipede

Really? Quite bold of you to assume that. I think it’s a scorpion tbh.

 

[Chris LXXIX]

Considering the place, Greece, my best bet is Scolopendra cingulata or Scolopendra dalmatica.

 

[Poonjab]

Really? Quite bold of you to assume that. I think it’s a scorpion tbh.

I was going to say anaconda, but the legs gave it away.

 

[Ian14]

The giveaway is that the photo was taken in Greece. So S cingulata

 

[Matts inverts]

If it was found ne’er water, it might be dalmatica but it’s probably cingulata

 

[Renatozzo]

I keep and have seen a lot of Scolopendra cingulata since there are a lot of them in my area but I've never seen one that looks like that, I can't tell if it's a S. dalmatica since I've never seen one but it really doesn't look like a S. cingulata to me

 

[Matts inverts]

It also depends on localities for color. Like the dehaani where there is like five color variations

 

[Renatozzo]

It also depends on localities for color. Like the dehaani where there is like five color variations

I only know about two colour morph for S. cingulata, one is the classic with alternated yellow and black bands and yellow legs and the other one with a completely dark body and reg legs, also whith the classic morph the younger specimens can have a blue coloration. None of those look like the one in the picture but there may be other morphs I don't know, if that's the case I'd love to be proved wrong and learn something new

 

[Matts inverts]

I found a picture where the bands are lighter but you are right, they are darker in color. It’s not any of the centipedes we said then because they all have too dark of coloration

 

[Dry Desert]

That’s a centipede

You're pretty good at your "accurate" I D. Natural History Museum in UK could do with your talent.

 

[Alex9104]

I only know about two colour morph for S. cingulata, one is the classic with alternated yellow and black bands and yellow legs and the other one with a completely dark body and reg legs, also whith the classic morph the younger specimens can have a blue coloration. None of those look like the one in the picture but there may be other morphs I don't know, if that's the case I'd love to be proved wrong and learn something new

Can I see a picture of the color morph with completely black body and red legs? Have you own one before? I think I know what you’re talking about and it looks very beautiful

 

[Renatozzo]

Can I see a picture of the color morph with completely black body and red legs? Have you own one before? I think I know what you’re talking about and it looks very beautiful

I haven't owned or seen one in person but I've read about them, this one is form Port Lagos (Greece) and I vaguely remember about a pretty similar morph from Spain but I'm not sure about that

Source: Oeyen JP, Funke S, Böhme W, Wesener T (2014) The Evolutionary History of the Rediscovered Austrian Population of the Giant Centipede Scolopendra cingulata Latreille 1829 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha)

 

[Alex9104]

I haven't owned or seen one in person but I've read about them, this one is form Port Lagos (Greece) and I vaguely remember about a pretty similar morph from Spain but I'm not sure about that
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Source: Oeyen JP, Funke S, Böhme W, Wesener T (2014) The Evolutionary History of the Rediscovered Austrian Population of the Giant Centipede Scolopendra cingulata Latreille 1829 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha)

Absolutely gorgeous

 

[Chris LXXIX]

I keep and have seen a lot of Scolopendra cingulata since there are a lot of them in my area but I've never seen one that looks like that, I can't tell if it's a S. dalmatica since I've never seen one but it really doesn't look like a S. cingulata to me

Ah Renà, if you have a 0.1 for sale I'm all ears