Scolopocryptopidae

Scolopocryptopidae
Tidops nisargani
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Scolopocryptopidae
Pocock, 1896
Subfamilies
  • Ectonocryptopinae
  • Kethopinae
  • Newportiinae
  • Scolopocryptopinae

Scolopocryptopidae is a family of blind centipedes in the order Scolopendromorpha. The number of leg-bearing segments is fixed at 23 for species in this family, which distinguishes the species in this family from all other centipede species. This family includes more than 90 species.