| Ethmostigmus rubripes
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Arthropoda
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| Subphylum:
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Myriapoda
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| Class:
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Chilopoda
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| Order:
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Scolopendromorpha
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| Family:
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Scolopendridae
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| Subfamily:
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Otostigminae
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| Genus:
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Ethmostigmus
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| Species:
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E. rubripes
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| Binomial name
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Ethmostigmus rubripes
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| Subspecies
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- Ethmostigmus rubripes platycephalus Newport, 1845
- Ethmostigmus rubripes rubripes (Brandt, 1840)
- Ethmostigmus rubripes spinosus (Newport, 1845)
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| Synonyms
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- Ethmostigmus australianus Chamberlin, 1920
- Heterostoma bisulcatum Tömösváry, 1885
- Heterostoma crassipes Silvestri, 1894
- Heterostoma fasciata Newport, 1845
- Heterostoma flava Newport, 1845
- Scolopendra megacephala Newport, 1844
- Scolopendra rapax Gervais, 1847
- Scolopendra scabriventris Newport, 1844
- Scolopendra spinulosa Brandt, 1840
- Scolopendra squalidens Newport, 1844
- Scolopendra sulcicornis Newport, 1844
- Scolopendra sulcidens Newport, 1844
- Heterostoma rubripes grossipes Pocock, 1891
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Ethmostigmus rubripes, commonly known as the giant centipede, is a species of centipede in the family Scolopendridae. It is a solitary nocturnal predator found across Asia and Oceania, with three subspecies currently described.