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Cryptops punicus

Status not recordedother invertebrates

Cryptops punicus is a species in the family Cryptopidae, order Scolopendromorpha. Source checklists list it for 3 countries: Algeria, Italy and Tunisia.

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Quick facts about Cryptops punicus

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 punicus 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 punicus is listed for 3 countries.

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

  1. Algeria
  2. Italy
  3. Tunisia

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Cryptops punicus 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 punicus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classChilopoda
  4. orderScolopendromorpha
  5. familyCryptopidae
  6. genusCryptops
  7. SpeciesCryptops punicus Silvestri, 1896

Synonyms Cryptops anomalans, Cryptops anomalans punicus, Trigonocryptops punicus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Cryptops punicus

Other species in the same genus Cryptops.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Cryptops punicus live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Cryptops punicus for 3 countries: Algeria, Italy and Tunisia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Cryptops punicus?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{cryptops_punicus_2026,
  title = {Cryptops punicus (Cryptops punicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptops-punicus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}