Ballophilus
Sign in to saveBallophilus is the largest genus of centipedes in the clade Ballophilidae. Species in this genus are found in tropical and subtropical regions, mainly in Africa and southeast Asia.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassChilopoda
- OrderGeophilomorpha
- FamilyBallophilidae
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Ballophilus is the largest genus of centipedes in the clade Ballophilidae. Species in this genus are found in tropical and subtropical regions, mainly in Africa and southeast Asia.
==Species== There are about 40 species, including: Ballophilus alluaudi Ballophilus australiae Ballophilus braunsi Ballophilus clavicornis Ballophilus comastes Ballophilus conservatus Ballophilus differens Ballophilus fijiensis Ballophilus filiformis Ballophilus flavescens Ballophilus foresti Ballophilus giganteus Ballophilus granulosus Ballophilus hounselli Ballophilus insperatus Ballophilus kraepelini Ballophilus latisternus Ballophilus lawrencei Ballophilus liber Ballophilus maculosus Ballophilus maldivensis Ballophilus mauritianus Ballophilus neocaledonicus Ballophilus pallidus Ballophilus paucipes Ballophilus pedadanus Ballophilus peruanus Ballophilus polypus Ballophilus pygmaeus Ballophilus ramirezi Ballophilus riveroi Ballophilus rouxi Ballophilus sabesinus Ballophilus smaragdus Ballophilus taenioformis Ballophilus tercrux