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Cryptops detectus

Status not recordedother invertebrates

Cryptops detectus is a species in the family Cryptopidae, order Scolopendromorpha. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Chile.

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Quick facts about Cryptops detectus

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
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does Cryptops detectus 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 detectus is listed for 1 country.

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

The same countries as a list

  1. Chile

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Cryptops detectus 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 detectus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classChilopoda
  4. orderScolopendromorpha
  5. familyCryptopidae
  6. genusCryptops
  7. SpeciesCryptops detectus Silvestri, 1899

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Cryptops detectus

Other species in the same genus Cryptops.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Cryptops detectus live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Cryptops detectus for 1 country: Chile. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Cryptops detectus?

Cryptops detectus (Cryptops detectus) 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 detectus (Cryptops detectus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptops-detectus

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{cryptops_detectus_2026,
  title = {Cryptops detectus (Cryptops detectus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptops-detectus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}