Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University and Hosei University have discovered a new species of large, tropical centipede of genus <i>Scolopendra</i> in Okinawa and Taiwan. It is only the third amphibious centipede identified in the world, and is the largest in the region, 20 cm long and nearly 2 cm thick. It is also the first new centipede to be identified in Japan in 143 years, testament to the incredible biodiversity of the Ryukyu Archipelago.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/tmu-nac041421.php
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