Scolopendra paradoxa

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Scolopendra paradoxa is a species of centipede in the family Scolopendridae.{{GBIF |title=Scolopendra paradoxa Doménech, 2018 |id=10256252 |access-date=2024-11-11}} The centipede is endemic to the Philippines. It is one of the few known amphibious centipedes along with Scolopendra cataracta and Scolopendra alcyona.{{cite journal|title = A phylogenetic approach to the Philippines endemic centipedes of the genus Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758 (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae), with the description of a new species|date = 24 September 2018| doi=10.11646/zootaxa.4483.3.1 |url = https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4483.3.1| last1=Doménech | first1=Carles | last2=Barbera | first2=Victor M. | last3=Larriba | first3=Eduardo | journal=Zootaxa | volume=4483 | issue=3 | pages=401–427 | pmid=30313775 | s2cid=52975027 | url-access=subscription }}

S. paradoxa grows to {{cvt|14|cm}} in length and has teal-coloured legs.{{Cite web |last=Law |first=Yao-Hua |date=10 Feb 2021 |title=Illicit centipede raises thorny question: Should journals have refused to publish a paper about it? |url=https://www.science.org/content/article/illicit-centipede-raises-thorny-question-should-journals-have-refused-publish-paper |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=science.org}}

Carles Doménech, the person who first described the species gained minor controversy after it was found that the specimens were obtained illegally.