Tygarrup
| Tygarrup | |
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| Tygarrup javanicus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Mecistocephalidae |
| Genus: | Tygarrup Chamberlin, 1914 |
| Type species | |
| Tygarrup intermedius Chamberlin, 1914
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Tygarrup is a genus of soil centipedes in the family Mecistocephalidae. These centipedes are found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of East Asia and southeast Asia and from Seychelles to Hawaii. The species in this genus have adapted to a broad range of habitats, from sea level to high mountains and from tropical rainforests to cold montane forests. The species Tygarrup javanicus has spread to greenhouses in Europe.