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Cryptops japonicus

Status not recordedother invertebrates

Cryptops japonicus is a species in the family Cryptopidae, order Scolopendromorpha. Source checklists list it for 3 countries: China, Japan and Taiwan.

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Quick facts about Cryptops japonicus

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
3 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Cryptops japonicus 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 japonicus is listed for 3 countries.

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

  1. China
  2. Japan
  3. Taiwan

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Cryptops japonicus 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 japonicus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classChilopoda
  4. orderScolopendromorpha
  5. familyCryptopidae
  6. genusCryptops
  7. SpeciesCryptops japonicus Takakuwa, 1934
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • ニホンメナシムカデJapanese
  • 꼬부랑다리장님지네Korean
  • 日本盲蜈蚣Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Cryptops japonicus

Other species in the same genus Cryptops.

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Common questions

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Where does Cryptops japonicus live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Cryptops japonicus for 3 countries: China, Japan and Taiwan. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Cryptops japonicus?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{cryptops_japonicus_2026,
  title = {Cryptops japonicus (Cryptops japonicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptops-japonicus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}