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title: "Western Yellow Centipede"
description: "Stigmatogaster subterranea — Otros animales. Haplophilus subterraneus, commonly known as the western yellow centipede is a species of centipede in the family Himantariidae that can be found in Central Europe, Ireland, Newfoundland, Scandinavia and the United Kingdom."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/western-yellow-centipede
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Western Yellow Centipede

> Stigmatogaster subterranea — Otros animales. Haplophilus subterraneus, commonly known as the western yellow centipede is a species of centipede in the family Himantariidae that can be found in Central Europe, Ireland, Newfoundland, Scandinavia and the United Kingdom.

- Scientific name: *Stigmatogaster subterranea*
- Category: `other` (Otros animales)
- Habitats: `urban` (Ciudades y jardines)
- iNaturalist observations: 2209
- Wikidata: [Q4351357](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4351357)
- iNaturalist taxon: [703702](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/703702)

## Names

- en: Western Yellow Centipede
- fr: Stigmatogastre commun
- pl: Stigmatogaster subterraneus

## Countries with the most observations

GB (812), FR (131), DE (22), BE (21), IE (21), NL (19), DK (17), ES (11), PT (9), JE (6), LU (5), IT (4)

## Summary

Haplophilus subterraneus, commonly known as the western yellow centipede is a species of centipede in the family Himantariidae that can be found in Central Europe, Ireland, Newfoundland, Scandinavia and the United Kingdom. It was recorded from a compost heap of the Botanical Garden at the University of Oslo at Teryen, Oslo in 1992 and 1995.
It was for some time known as Stigmatogaster subterranea, but the name was reverted back to Haplophilus subterraneus in 2014.

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

## Photo

![Western Yellow Centipede](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-yellow-centipede/medium.jpg)

Photo: Alex Baumgartner · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/325156755

## Machine access

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