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title: "Mukade"
description: "Scolopendra japonica — Weitere Tiere. The Chinese red-headed centipede, also known as the Chinese red head, (Scolopendra mutilans) is a centipede from East Asia (type locality: Japan)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/mukade
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Mukade

> Scolopendra japonica — Weitere Tiere. The Chinese red-headed centipede, also known as the Chinese red head, (Scolopendra mutilans) is a centipede from East Asia (type locality: Japan).

- Scientific name: *Scolopendra japonica*
- Category: `other` (Weitere Tiere)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 499
- iNaturalist taxon: [973167](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/973167)

## Names

- en: Mukade

## Countries with the most observations

JP (304), CN (38), KR (3)

## Summary

The Chinese red-headed centipede, also known as the Chinese red head, (Scolopendra mutilans) is a centipede from East Asia (type locality: Japan). It averages 20 cm (8 in) in length and lives in damp environments.

In ancient Chinese traditions, this centipede is used for its healing properties. Putting a Chinese red head on a rash or other skin-disease is said to speed up the healing process. The roasted dry centipede is pulverized and used in Korea for the treatment of back pain, furuncles, and sores.
S. mutilans is known for harbouring little aggression to other centipedes, a trait very rare amongst giant centipedes…

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

## Photo

![Mukade](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mukade/medium.jpg)

Photo: Hanwen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/291996378

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mukade?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).