Cave fauna of Greece database

Scolopendra cretica Attems, 1902

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

Characterisation: Troglophile?

Distribution: Endemic to Greece

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Kamilari, Chamberlin 1956
Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Malevizi / Closest settlement: Tylisos

Comments: Endemic to Crete. Records from Cyrenaica, Turkey, West Libya are possibly Scolopendra canidens (Simaiakis et al. 2004).

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

Chamberlin, R. V. 1956. On a collection of chilopods from Crete. Ent. news, 67: 51-53.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Scolopendra cretica Attems, 1902. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 31.05.2021, Accessed 07.07.2026