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Cryptops hortensis

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Cryptops hortensis, the common cryptops,^[1] is a species of centipede in the family Cryptopidae, genus Cryptops (Leach 1814).^[2]

The species is 20–30 millimetres (0.79–1.18 in) long and 1 millimetre (0.039 in) wide. It is pale brown in colour with 21 pairs of legs.^[1]

This species is found in all of Europe except for: the Baltic states, Andorra, Belarus, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Russia, Vatican City and various European islands.^[3] It has also been introduced to Tasmania, Australia.^[4] It is found in gardens and woodland, and under stones and logs.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Common name". Nature Spot. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
^ Vahtera, Varpu; Stoev, Pavel; Akkari, Nesrine (2020). "Five million years in the darkness: A new troglomorphic species of Cryptops Leach, 1814 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from Movile Cave, Romania". ZooKeys (1004): 1–26. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1004.58537. PMC 7758309. PMID 33384564.
^ "Cryptops hortensis (Donovan, 1810)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
^ "Species Cryptops hortensis Leach, 1814". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 13 February 2023.