Scolopendra cingulata, also known as Megarian banded centipede,Digimorph - Scolopendra cingulata (centipede) and the Mediterranean banded centipede, is a species of centipede,Megarian banded centipede (Scolopendra cingulata) Escolopendra and "the most common scolopendromorph species in the Mediterranean area".
Description
The species has alternating bands of black and yellow-gold. At approximately , Scolopendra cingulata is one of the smallest species in the family Scolopendridae.
Its venom is also not as toxic as that of other scolopendrid centipedes.
Distribution Widely distributed, this species can be found throughout southern Europe, including Portugal and around the Mediterranean Sea, in such countries as Spain, France, Italy, Albania, Serbia, Croatia, Israel, and Greece, around the Black Sea in South Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, as well as parts of North Africa.de Jong, Y. et al. (2014) Fauna Europaea - all European animal species on the web. Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e4034. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.2.e4034. It also has small relict populations in Austria and Hungary.
Habitat Scolopendra cingulata is a burrowing animal, preferring dark, damp environments such as beneath logs and in leaf litter.
Diet Scolopendra cingulata is an opportunistic carnivore. It will attack and consume almost any animal that is not larger than itself; this includes insects and small lizards.
References
External links
Naturdata's file of Scolopendra cingulata in Portugal Interactive images