Where does the Vietnamese Giant Centipede live?
Scolopendra subspinipes has 1,720 records in 72 countries and territories, from 1861 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 1,720 records
- 72 places
- 52 years recorded
- Chilopoda class
AnimaliaArthropodaChilopodaScolopendromorphaScolopendridaeScolopendra
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 728 | |
| Christmas Island | 106 | |
| Singapore | 91 | |
| Indonesia | 83 | |
| French Polynesia | 76 | |
| Guadeloupe | 54 | |
| Malaysia | 35 | |
| Seychelles | 31 | |
| Thailand | 29 | |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 26 | |
| Bermuda | 24 | |
| Puerto Rico | 23 | |
| Jamaica | 20 | |
| Japan | 19 | |
| Taiwan | 19 | |
| Mayotte | 19 | |
| New Caledonia | 18 | |
| Brazil | 17 | |
| China | 16 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 16 | |
| Vanuatu | 14 | |
| Cook Islands | 13 | |
| Sri Lanka | 13 | |
| Martinique | 13 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 12 | |
| Vietnam | 12 | |
| Saint Martin | 11 | |
| Philippines | 10 | |
| Barbados | 9 | |
| Bahamas | 9 | |
| Laos | 9 | |
| Madagascar | 9 | |
| Samoa | 9 | |
| Saint Barthélemy | 8 | |
| St Kitts & Nevis | 8 | |
| Réunion | 8 | |
| Cabo Verde | 6 | |
| India | 6 | |
| Myanmar | 6 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 6 |
Showing the top 40 of 72 places.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.