Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Newportia monticola
Ciempiés, Centipede
It is reported from all vegetation zones from arid zone to summit fern-sedge zone.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Chilopoda
Order
Scolopendromorpha
Family
Scolopocryptopidae
Genus
Newportia
Species
monticola
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1974
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Isabela (Volcán Sierra Negra), Pinta, Pinzón, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz.
- Baert, L. Herrera, H.W. (2013) The Myriapoda of the Galápagos Archipelago, Ecuador (Chilopoda, Diplopoda, Symphyla) Belgian Journal of Entomology 14 :1-49
- Peck, S.B. Shear, W.A. (2000) New Records of Myriapoda (Centipedes and Millipedes) from the Galapagos Islands. Noticias de Galapagos 61: 14-16.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Newportia monticola", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6692. Accessed 31 October 2026.