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Cryptops similis

Status not recordedother invertebrates

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

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Quick facts about Cryptops similis

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 similis 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 similis is listed for 1 country.

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

The same countries as a list

  1. Spain

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Cryptops similis 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 similis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classChilopoda
  4. orderScolopendromorpha
  5. familyCryptopidae
  6. genusCryptops
  7. SpeciesCryptops similis Machado, 1953

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Cryptops similis

Other species in the same genus Cryptops.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Cryptops similis live?

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

What kind of animal is Cryptops similis?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{cryptops_similis_2026,
  title = {Cryptops similis (Cryptops similis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptops-similis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}