Otostigmus chiltoni
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
| Family: | Scolopendridae |
| Genus: | Otostigmus |
| Species: | O. chiltoni
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Otostigmus chiltoni is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described in 1921 by New Zealand zoologist Gilbert Archey.[1][2]
Distribution[edit]
The type locality is the Three Kings Islands group, off the northern tip of the North Island. [2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Archey, G (1921). "Notes on New Zealand Chilopoda". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 53: 181–195 [191].
- ^ a b Bonato L.; Chagas Junior A.; Edgecombe G.D.; Lewis J.G.E.; Minelli A.; Pereira L.A.; Shelley R.M.; Stoev P.; Zapparoli M. (2016). "ChiloBase 2.0". A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Rosario Dioguardi and Giuseppe Cortese, University of Padua. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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