Galapagos Species Database

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Schendylops nealotus (Chamberlain, 1950)

ciempiés, Centipede

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Chilopoda

Order
Geophilomorpha

Family
Schendylidae

Genus
Schendylops

Species
nealotus

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Nesodyla nealota (Chamberlain, 1950) fide Minelli, A. et al. (2006). In Pitt (1986) as Nesondyla nealota.

Distribution

Distribution: Española, Volcán Cerro Azul, Santa Cruz

References

  • Baert, L. Herrera, H.W. (2013) The Myriapoda of the Galápagos Archipelago, Ecuador (Chilopoda, Diplopoda, Symphyla) Belgian Journal of Entomology 14 :1-49
  • Minelli, A. Bonato, L., Dioguardi, R. et al. (2006) Chilobase: a web resource for Chilopoda taxonomy. Available online at http://chilobase.bio.unipd.it/.
  • Pitt, W.D. James, M.J., Hickman, C.S., Lipps, J.H. & Pitt, L.J. (1986) Late Cenozoïc marine mollusks from tuff cones in the Galapagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 44(12): 269-282.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Schendylops nealotus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=17233. Accessed 1 November 2026.