---
title: "Westwood's Green Centipede"
description: "Cormocephalus westwoodi — Autres animaux. Cormocephalus westwoodi is a species of centipedes in the family Scolopendridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/westwood-s-green-centipede
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Westwood's Green Centipede

> Cormocephalus westwoodi — Autres animaux. Cormocephalus westwoodi is a species of centipedes in the family Scolopendridae.

- Scientific name: *Cormocephalus westwoodi*
- Category: `other` (Autres animaux)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1005
- iNaturalist taxon: [387884](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/387884)

## Names

- en: Westwood's Green Centipede

## Countries with the most observations

AU (535), NZ (6)

## Summary

Cormocephalus westwoodi is a species of centipedes in the family Scolopendridae. The species was previously considered by many names in many regions of the world, where some synonyms are still exists valid in certain countries. Five subspecies are currently recognized.

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

## Photo

![Westwood's Green Centipede](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/westwood-s-green-centipede/medium.jpg)

Photo: bunjaree_cottages · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/204001137

## Machine access

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