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Cryptops gynnis

Status not recordedother invertebrates

Cryptops gynnis is a species in the family Cryptopidae, order Scolopendromorpha. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Chile and Peru.

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Quick facts about Cryptops gynnis

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 gynnis 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 gynnis is listed for 2 countries.

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

The same countries as a list

  1. Chile
  2. Peru

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Cryptops gynnis 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 gynnis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classChilopoda
  4. orderScolopendromorpha
  5. familyCryptopidae
  6. genusCryptops
  7. SpeciesCryptops gynnis Chamberlin, 1956

Synonyms Cryptops debilis

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Cryptops gynnis

Other species in the same genus Cryptops.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Cryptops gynnis live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Cryptops gynnis for 2 countries: Chile and Peru. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Cryptops gynnis?

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

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

BibTeX
@misc{cryptops_gynnis_2026,
  title = {Cryptops gynnis (Cryptops gynnis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptops-gynnis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}