S. cingulata (Egypt)?

[LongDucDong]

Can anyone properly ID this for me? It was sold to me as a "Egyptian", but I just want to make sure. From what I can tell so far, I believe the dealer to be correct, but if anyone knows something I dont, please let me know. :?

Sorry the pic sucks, I was in a rush and took some super fast bad pics. Ill try and get some good ones later on.

 

[joseofsa]

Yup that is a Scolopendra cingulata alrighty. Who did ya get em from?
Nice lookin pede if i do say so.:drool:

 

[Steven]

Yup that is a Scolopendra cingulata alrighty.

what makes you so sure it's a Sc.cingulata ? :?


nevertheless,.. very nice pede

 

[joseofsa]

I had one, and there are different color variations of Sc.cingulata. I am certain I have this right. But please correct me if I am wrong.

 

[Androctonus_bic]

Terminal legs make me to dude of your afirmation.
For me it is not a cingulata.
Cheers
Carles

 

[joseofsa]

works for me.

 

[Scolopendra55]

Very neat!! Where did you get it and how much was it?

 

[LongDucDong]

Terminal legs make me to dude of your afirmation.
For me it is not a cingulata.
Cheers
Carles

What do you think it is? What makes you sure its not a cingulata? Just curious...

 

[LongDucDong]

Very neat!! Where did you get it and how much was it?

Scolo, got it from Adam Jansen of www.ajexotics.com. You might want to contact him and see if he has anymore. I believe I paid $20 for it.

 

[joseofsa]

if you bought it from him then it is what he sold it to u as. It is not Scolopendra morsitans nor the Tanzanian reheaded tiger centipede they all have the same colored terminals and carapaces but both their heads are red as well. It is Sc. Cingulata long. I do not know y steven and Androctonus would think other wise. Maybe you guys just got a little confused.

 

[Steven]

if you bought it from him then it is what he sold it to u as. It is not Scolopendra morsitans nor the Tanzanian reheaded tiger centipede they all have the same colored terminals and carapaces but both their heads are red as well. It is Sc. Cingulata long. I do not know y steven and Androctonus would think other wise. Maybe you guys just got a little confused.

maybe you ID pedes by the coloration but i'm quite sure when you see a detailed picture of these pedes terminal legs and compare them to Sc.cingulata terminal legs you'll notice the difference.
But no need to believe us, just try to catch an ultimate leg picture

 

[joseofsa]

yeah that is a great idea (thats y u r the best steven:worship: ) we(I) need a better picture of the terminals.

 

[Androctonus_bic]

What do you think it is? What makes you sure its not a cingulata? Just curious...

The extremly long of terminal legs for be a cingulata. Know what is it, is more dificult that know what it is not.
Cheers
Carles

 

[bistrobob85]

Aren't sc.cingulatas supposed to have very large terminals too?!?! It's a very beautiful 'pede but i dont think its a cingulata, although i can't tell what it would be and i might also be wrong...

phil.

 

[crotaline]

These centipedes were definitely imported out of Egypt. They are highly variable, and out of the shipment I got in, some had tan legs like the one pictured, some had red legs, and some had bright blue legs. They all had the exact same body coloration and markings. The largest of them was only about 3". All of them less than 1.5" had bright blue legs, and all of them above that size had either red or tan legs. I will take some pics tonight of some of the different ones that I have and post them tomorrow. I assumed them to be S. cingulata, because that is what they were imported as, they have a small size, and S. cingulata occurs in Egypt. If indeed they are not, I would be interested to find out what they are.

 

[cacoseraph]

my largest specimen sold as Epyptian Emerald has to be close to 5"BL if that helps any

 

[Steven]

These centipedes were definitely imported out of Egypt. They are highly variable, and out of the shipment I got in, some had tan legs like the one pictured, some had red legs, and some had bright blue legs. They all had the exact same body coloration and markings.

Do the larger ones look like this ?

The largest of them was only about 3". All of them less than 1.5" had bright blue legs, and all of them above that size had either red or tan legs.

pedelings usually have other coloration then adults,... mostly brighter colors too.

I assumed them to be S. cingulata, because that is what they were imported as, they have a small size, and S. cingulata occurs in Egypt. If indeed they are not, I would be interested to find out what they are.

Just a wild guess but did you get them from Mohammed ?
I'm not so sure about cingulata occuring in Egypt,.. perhaps the middeterean coast stroke. And like i said above a good total shot of the ultimate legs could make it clear.

 

[crotaline]

Do the larger ones look like this ?

Thats is very similar to what they look like, if not exactly. You even very clearly show the leg color variation between red and tan.

 

[bistrobob85]

So what are they?!?! $?/$% those last pedes are pretty!!!!

 

[swatc1h]

didn't want to start another S. cingulata thread so hmm yeah i got them today woOT Got one cingulata pedeling with blue leggs and one de hanni yellow-leggs for free!!!