Curiosity - difference between scolopendra Morsitan and scolopendra Porlymorpha?

[Iluvreptile]

Is there any difference between scolopendra Morsitan and scolopendra Porlymorpha ??? , or they are just the same species with two different names ?

 

[HooahArmy]

According to the gool ol' interweb, they seem to be quite different species. One is from the Americas in the US and Mexico, while the other is from Asia, Africa, and Australia.

The first fellow, the Scolopendra polymorpha, the common desert centipede, tiger centipede, banded desert centipede, or Sonoran Desert centipede, is indigenous to the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico, north to the Pacific coast. Here's a page on Wikipedia.

Scolopendra polymorpha - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Dude number two, the Scolopendra morsitans, also known as the Tanzanian blue ringleg or red-headed centipede, is a species of centipede in the family Scolopendridae. S. morsitans is the type species for the genus Scolopendra.

Scolopendra morsitans - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I hope this helps!

 

[Iluvreptile]

According to the gool ol' interweb, they seem to be quite different species. One is from the Americas in the US and Mexico, while the other is from Asia, Africa, and Australia.

The first fellow, the Scolopendra polymorpha, the common desert centipede, tiger centipede, banded desert centipede, or Sonoran Desert centipede, is indigenous to the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico, north to the Pacific coast. Here's a page on Wikipedia.

Scolopendra polymorpha - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Dude number two, the Scolopendra morsitans, also known as the Tanzanian blue ringleg or red-headed centipede, is a species of centipede in the family Scolopendridae. S. morsitans is the type species for the genus Scolopendra.

Scolopendra morsitans - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I hope this helps!

thanks for your sharing have a good day

 

[Taffy]

Is there any difference between scolopendra Morsitan and scolopendra Porlymorpha ??? , or they are just the same species with two different names ?

both are different when it comes to geographic regions and DNA shows that they are different species.