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Cryptops galatheae

Status not recordedother invertebrates

Cryptops galatheae is a species in the family Cryptopidae, order Scolopendromorpha. Source checklists list it for 4 countries, including Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

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Quick facts about Cryptops galatheae

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
4 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Cryptops galatheae 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 galatheae is listed for 4 countries.

ArgentinaUruguayBrazilParaguay
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Argentina
  2. Brazil
  3. Paraguay
  4. Uruguay

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Cryptops galatheae 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 galatheae classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classChilopoda
  4. orderScolopendromorpha
  5. familyCryptopidae
  6. genusCryptops
  7. SpeciesCryptops galatheae Meinert, 1886

Synonyms Cryptops brasiliensis, Cryptops capivarae

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Cryptops galatheae

Other species in the same genus Cryptops.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Cryptops galatheae live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Cryptops galatheae for 4 countries: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Cryptops galatheae?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{cryptops_galatheae_2026,
  title = {Cryptops galatheae (Cryptops galatheae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptops-galatheae},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}