Cave fauna of Greece database

Scolopendra cingulata Latreille, 1829

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Scolopendridae
Genus: Scolopendra

Characterisation: Troglophile?

Distribution: Mediterranean

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Naousas, Attems 1959
Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Imathia / Municipality: Naousa / Closest settlement: Naousa

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

Protection status

There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.

Check Databases: Fauna Europea; GBIF; PESI; NCBI

Species references

Attems, C. 1959. Die Myriapoden der Höhlen der Balkanhalbinsel. Nach dem Material der "Biospeologica balcanica". Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien, 63: 281-406.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Scolopendra cingulata Latreille, 1829. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 25.11.2025, Accessed 07.07.2026