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Cryptops philammus

Status not recordedother invertebrates

Cryptops philammus is a species in the family Cryptopidae, order Scolopendromorpha. Source checklists list it for 4 countries, including Angola, Lesotho and Seychelles.

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Quick facts about Cryptops philammus

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 philammus 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 philammus is listed for 4 countries.

South AfricaLesothoAngola
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Angola
  2. Lesotho
  3. Seychelles
  4. South Africa

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Cryptops philammus 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 philammus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classChilopoda
  4. orderScolopendromorpha
  5. familyCryptopidae
  6. genusCryptops
  7. SpeciesCryptops philammus Attems, 1928

Synonyms Cryptops orthus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Cryptops philammus

Other species in the same genus Cryptops.

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Common questions

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Where does Cryptops philammus live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Cryptops philammus for 4 countries: Angola, Lesotho, Seychelles and South Africa. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Cryptops philammus?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{cryptops_philammus_2026,
  title = {Cryptops philammus (Cryptops philammus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptops-philammus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}