A slow-moving centipede up to 50mm long, greenish to yellowish-brown with a reddish-brown head and single eye on each side. Endemic to Tasmania and nearby islands, found in woodland leaf litter and rotting logs; females coil around their eggs and young until they disperse.
Taxonomy
- Kingdom / phylum / class
- Animalia · Arthropoda · Chilopoda
- Order / family / genus
- Craterostigmomorpha · Craterostigmidae · Craterostigmus
Conservation
IUCN Red List assessment