Scolopendra mutilans “gold morph” 3” - 5”

Scolopendra mutilans “gold morph” 3” - 5”size 3 5 This is an incredible and rare gold morph of the commonly known Chinese Red Headed Centipede. This fast moving pede does best in a tall humid environment with some cork bark slabs to hide under. These stay on the smaller side maxing out around 8 inches, making them a bit more manageable than some of the big giants. However they can still quickly deliver a painful bite, so use caution around them. These centipedes are know to be quite tolerant

The World Spider Catalog lists the type locality of this species as “probably Hispaniola” lol

Still undescribed

Although I always try to pick fully intact animals to ship

Dimensions: 12”X8”x8”

Keep them in a tall escape proof enclosure

Known as the Chinese Tiger Leg Centipede

where they often rest on palm leaves

Easy to raise keep and breed

One of the many over looked “blue” species that is quite affordable as it breeds fairly easy in captivity

First described in 2011 when Reginald Pocock 1901 genus Pterinopelma was revalidated after it was considered synonymous with Eurypelma by Eugène Simon in 1903

Common in several Central American countries

One of the prettiest of the genus for sure and are only sporadically available