Biology
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Size
Length of 39-segmented individuals ranging from 31-74 mm. That of 43-segmented individuals from 53-78 mm.
Growth
All scolopendromorph centipedes have epimorphic development, hatching from the egg with the adult trunk segment number.
Lifecycle
Unknown. Scolopendromorph centipedes all have maternal care, the mother brooding the eggs and early hatchling instars by wrapping her body around them, but neither embryos nor hatchlings have yet been collected for this species.
Life expectancy
Unknown. Similar sized species of other genera of Scolopendridae live several years in captivity and have been estimated to live six years or more fide Lewis (1981, 'The Biology of Centipedes').Dissected individuals with 39 segments include ones with spermatophores, confirming that at least some are males. Spermatophores are lacking in dissected 43-segmented specimens, but it is not known whether specimens with this segment count are invariably females.
Distribution habitat
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Distribution
Brazil, Tocantins State.Only known from its type locality, 10.0589°S 48.412°W.
Habitat
Restricted to dry, xeric, 'cerrado' vegetation.
Conservation
Not listed, but known only from a single locality, a site that has been flooded for a hydroelectric power plant since specimens were collected in 2000-2001. Vegetation around the lake is the same as that at the now submerged type locality. An expedition in June 2007 failed to discover any specimens of S. duplicata, even though a forest patch 500m away from the type locality was sampled.
