Scolopendra leki

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| genus = Scolopendra

| species = leki

| authority = (Waldock & Edgecombe, 2012){{cite journal |last1=Waldock |first1=J |last2=Edgecombe |first2=GD |date=2012 |title= A new genus of scolopendrid centipede (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendrini) from the central Australian deserts |url= |journal= Zootaxa |volume=3321 |issue= |pages=22–36 [24]|doi= 10.11646/zootaxa.3321.1.2|access-date= }}

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Kanparka leki Waldock & Edgecombe 2012

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Scolopendra leki is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 2012.

Distribution

The species occurs in the Gibson Desert of Western Australia.{{cite web |url= https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/f3002ced-d21c-4320-95ce-7259c53a8e7a |title= Species Scolopendra leki (Waldock & Edgecombe, 2012) |author= |date=2010|website= Australian Faunal Directory |publisher=Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia |access-date= 21 February 2023}}

Behaviour

The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood.

References

leki

Category:Centipedes of Australia

Category:Endemic fauna of Australia

Category:Arthropods of Western Australia

Category:Animals described in 2012

Category:Taxa named by Gregory Edgecombe