Giant African millipede

Scientific name: Archispirostreptus gigas

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0460

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Common names

আফ্রিকান দৈত্যাকার সহস্রপদী
Afrikanischer Riesentausendfüßer
Giant African millipede
Milpiés gigante africano
هزارپای غول‌پیکر آفریقایی
Mille-pattes géant d’Afrique
अफ़्रीकी विशाल सहस्रपाद
Kaki seribu raksasa Afrika
アフリカオオヤスデ
Gonggok gergasi Afrika
Piolho-de-cobra-gigante-africano
Гигантский африканский кивсяк
Dev Afrika kırkayağı
افریقی دیوہیکل ہزارپا

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1GBIF species name match: Archispirostreptus gigasSRC-DSC-48DB6A2D9C
2Giant African MillipedeSRC-DSC-86DBD61A76
3Giant African Millipede - Our AnimalsSRC-DSC-F8C0378B9B

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261108T103653747 · last approved 8 November 2026

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非洲巨型马陆

Other names

ألفية الأرجل الإفريقية الكبيرة

Taxonomy

In the GBIF backbone taxonomy, Archispirostreptus gigas is classified in the family Spirostreptidae.

SRC-DSC-48DB6A2D9C — CLM-ENT0460-DSC-02

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1GBIF species name match: Archispirostreptus gigasSRC-DSC-48DB6A2D9C

Key facts

A GBIF strict name match for Archispirostreptus gigas returns the rank species with accepted status and an exact match.

Evidence: SRC-DSC-48DB6A2D9CStatement code: CLM-ENT0460-DSC-01

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1GBIF species name match: Archispirostreptus gigasSRC-DSC-48DB6A2D9C

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Giant African millipede

Classification

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