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Cryptops orizaba

Status not recordedother invertebrates

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

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Quick facts about Cryptops orizaba

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 orizaba 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 orizaba is listed for 1 country.

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

  1. Mexico

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Cryptops orizaba 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 orizaba classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classChilopoda
  4. orderScolopendromorpha
  5. familyCryptopidae
  6. genusCryptops
  7. SpeciesCryptops orizaba Chamberlin, 1943

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Cryptops orizaba

Other species in the same genus Cryptops.

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Common questions

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Where does Cryptops orizaba live?

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

What kind of animal is Cryptops orizaba?

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

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BibTeX
@misc{cryptops_orizaba_2026,
  title = {Cryptops orizaba (Cryptops orizaba)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptops-orizaba},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}