---
title: "African Giant Centipede"
description: "Ethmostigmus trigonopodus — Autres animaux. Ethmostigmus trigonopodus is a species of centipede in the family Scolopendridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/african-giant-centipede
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# African Giant Centipede

> Ethmostigmus trigonopodus — Autres animaux. Ethmostigmus trigonopodus is a species of centipede in the family Scolopendridae.

- Scientific name: *Ethmostigmus trigonopodus*
- Category: `other` (Autres animaux)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 510
- iNaturalist taxon: [1061036](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1061036)

## Names

- en: African Giant Centipede

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (120), KE (55), TZ (36), MW (29), MZ (29), ZW (19), CG (13), ZM (10), BW (9), UG (6), CD (5), GN (5)

## Summary

Ethmostigmus trigonopodus is a species of centipede in the family Scolopendridae. It goes by a number of common names, including the African giant centipede and the Tanzanian blue ring centipede.
Ethmostigmus trigonopodus from northern parts of Nigeria can reach sexual maturity within one year, which is uncommon in centipedes.

There exist two valid subspecies, E. trigonopodus trigonopodus, and E. trigonopodus pygmenasoides.

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

## Photo

![African Giant Centipede](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/african-giant-centipede/medium.jpg)

Photo: Arthur Pearson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/294458343

## Machine access

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