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title: "Smokey Oak Millipede"
description: "Narceus gordanus — Other animals. Narceus gordanus, also known as smokey oak millipede and smokey ghost millipede, is a species of spirobolid millipede native to the south-eastern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/smokey-oak-millipede
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Smokey Oak Millipede

> Narceus gordanus — Other animals. Narceus gordanus, also known as smokey oak millipede and smokey ghost millipede, is a species of spirobolid millipede native to the south-eastern United States.

- Scientific name: *Narceus gordanus*
- Category: `other` (Other animals)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 970
- Wikidata: [Q4248165](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4248165)
- iNaturalist taxon: [194602](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/194602)

## Names

- en: Smokey Oak Millipede

## Countries with the most observations

US (713)

## Summary

Narceus gordanus, also known as smokey oak millipede and smokey ghost millipede, is a species of spirobolid millipede native to the south-eastern United States. Adults range from around 60 to 120 mm (2.4 to 4.7 in) in length, up to 13 mm wide, and possess 45 to 65 body segments. The body color is lighter than other species of the genus Narceus, with each body ring a light greenish tan followed by a band of darker tan. N. gordanus also has shorter legs than other Narceus species, and a deeper groove on the head in which the antennae rest.
Narceus gordanus occurs in Florida scrub habitat of peninsular Florida, and ranges…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narceus_gordanus

## Photo

![Smokey Oak Millipede](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/smokey-oak-millipede/medium.jpg)

Photo: natalie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/281015971

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/smokey-oak-millipede?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).