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Cryptops sternalis

Status not recordedother invertebrates

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

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Quick facts about Cryptops sternalis

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 sternalis 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 sternalis is listed for 1 country.

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

  1. Benin

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Cryptops sternalis 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 sternalis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classChilopoda
  4. orderScolopendromorpha
  5. familyCryptopidae
  6. genusCryptops
  7. SpeciesCryptops sternalis Brolemann, 1926

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Cryptops sternalis

Other species in the same genus Cryptops.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Cryptops sternalis live?

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

What kind of animal is Cryptops sternalis?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{cryptops_sternalis_2026,
  title = {Cryptops sternalis (Cryptops sternalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptops-sternalis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}