Cave fauna of Greece database

Dignathodon microcephalus (Lucas, 1846)

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Dignathodontiidae
Genus: Dignathodon

Characterisation: Trogloxene

Distribution: Mediterranean

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Koutrouli, Chamberlin 1956, Beron 2016
Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Chordaki

IUCN Red List: NE - Not Evaluated
Greece's Red Data Book: NE - Not Evaluated

Protection status

There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.

Check Databases: Fauna Europea; GBIF; PESI; NCBI

Species references

Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
Chamberlin, R. V. 1956. On a collection of chilopods from Crete. Ent. news, 67: 51-53.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Dignathodon microcephalus (Lucas, 1846). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 07.02.2018, Accessed 24.08.2026