---
title: "Minor Blueleg Centipede"
description: "Rhysida longipes — Otros animales. Rhysida longipes, sometimes known as minor blue leg, is a species of centipedes in the family Scolopendridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/minor-blueleg-centipede
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Minor Blueleg Centipede

> Rhysida longipes — Otros animales. Rhysida longipes, sometimes known as minor blue leg, is a species of centipedes in the family Scolopendridae.

- Scientific name: *Rhysida longipes*
- Category: `other` (Otros animales)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2553
- Wikidata: [Q6509173](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6509173)
- iNaturalist taxon: [336911](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/336911)

## Names

- en: Minor Blueleg Centipede

## Countries with the most observations

US (553), MX (198), IN (58), BR (56), TW (31), ID (27), DO (22), MY (22), PH (20), HK (19), SG (16), TH (16)

## Summary

Rhysida longipes, sometimes known as minor blue leg, is a species of centipedes in the family Scolopendridae. Three subspecies are recognized. It is sometimes used as a pet in some countries.

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

## Photo

![Minor Blueleg Centipede](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/minor-blueleg-centipede/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jade Fortnash · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141736735

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/minor-blueleg-centipede?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).