Eupolybothrus litoralis (L. Koch, 1867)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Lithobiomorpha
Family: Lithobiidae
Genus: Eupolybothrus
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
East Mediterranean
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Limnon, Beron 2016
    Region: Dytiki Ellada / Regional unit: Achaia / Municipality: Kalavryta / Closest settlement: Kastria
  • Spilaio Arkoudospilia, Simaiakis et al. 2026
    Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Pella / Municipality: Almopia / Closest settlement: Loutra Loutrakiou
  • Spilaio Koutrouli, Chamberlin 1956, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Chordaki
  • Spilaio Kamilari, Zapparoli 1994
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Malevizi / Closest settlement: Tylisos
  • Spilaio Kamilari IΙ, Chamberlin 1956, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Malevizi / Closest settlement: Tylisos
  • Spilaio Agiou Ioanni, Matic & Stavropoulos 1988, Beron 2016
    Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Naxos / Municipality: Naxos & Mikres Kyklades / Closest settlement: Irakleia
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
  • 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.
  • Matic, Z. & Stavropoulos, G. 1988. Contribution a la connaissance des Chilopodes de Grèce. Biol. gallo-hellen., 14 (1): 33-46.
  • Simaiakis SM, Kos A, Georgopoulou E & Stojanović DZ 2026. Reassessing the centipede fauna of the Paiko–Pinovo–Tzena–Voras mountain range in the southern Balkans. Zootaxa, 5839 (1), 1–39. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5839.1.1
  • Zapparoli, M. 1994. Note tassonomiche e faunistiche su Chilopodi della Grecia (Chilopoda). Fragm. Entomol., 26 (1): 11-66.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Eupolybothrus litoralis (L. Koch, 1867). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 16.11.2025, Accessed 24.08.2026