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Cryptops anomalans

Status not recordedother invertebrates

Cryptops anomalans is a species in the family Cryptopidae, order Scolopendromorpha. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Canada and United Kingdom.

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Quick facts about Cryptops anomalans

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
2 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Cryptops anomalans live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Cryptops anomalans is listed for 2 countries.

CanadaUnited Kingdom
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Canada
  2. United Kingdom

Why a country list is not a range map

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Cryptops anomalans as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Germany

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is Cryptops anomalans endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Cryptops anomalans classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classChilopoda
  4. orderScolopendromorpha
  5. familyCryptopidae
  6. genusCryptops
  7. SpeciesCryptops anomalans Newport, 1844

Synonyms Cryptops anomolans, Cryptops breviunguis, Cryptops caucasicus, Cryptops cultratus, Cryptops hirtitarsis, Cryptops levigata, Cryptops punctatus, Cryptops punctatus labyrinthiaca, Cryptops punctatus lusitanus, Cryptops savignyi hirtitarsis

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Grand CryptopsFrench
  • Grote bladkruiperDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Cryptops anomalans

Other species in the same genus Cryptops.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Cryptops anomalans live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Cryptops anomalans for 2 countries: Canada and United Kingdom. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is Cryptops anomalans an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Cryptops anomalans as introduced in 1 country: Germany, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is Cryptops anomalans?

Cryptops anomalans (Cryptops anomalans) belongs to the family Cryptopidae in the order Scolopendromorpha.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cryptops anomalans (Cryptops anomalans). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptops-anomalans

MLA

“Cryptops anomalans (Cryptops anomalans).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptops-anomalans.

BibTeX
@misc{cryptops_anomalans_2026,
  title = {Cryptops anomalans (Cryptops anomalans)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptops-anomalans},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}