Anoplodesmus thwaitesii

Anoplodesmus thwaitesii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polydesmida
Family: Paradoxosomatidae
Genus: Anoplodesmus
Species:
A. thwaitesii
Binomial name
Anoplodesmus thwaitesii
(Humbert, 1865)
Synonyms[1]
  • Leptodesmus thwaitesii (Humbert, 1865)
  • Polydesmus thwaitesii Humbert, 1865

Anoplodesmus thwaitesii is a species of millipede in the family Paradoxosomatidae. It was once thought endemic to Sri Lanka, where first documented from Peradeniya.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Anoplodesmus thwaitesii (Humbert, 1865)". MilliBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2026. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Annotated checklist of millipedes (Myriapoda: Diplopoda) of Sri Lanka". Research Gate. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "The millipede family Paradoxosomatidae in the Philippines, with a description of Eustrongylosoma penevi sp.n., and notes on Anoplodesmus anthracinus Pocock, 1895, recorded in Malaysia and Sri Lanka for the first time (Diplopoda, Polydesmida)". Biodiversity Data Journal. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Leptodesmus thwaitesii (Humbert, 1865) (accepted name)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 19 December 2016.