---
title: "Blunt-tailed Snake Millipede"
description: "Cylindroiulus punctatus — Andere dieren. Cylindroiulus punctatus, commonly known as the blunt-tailed snake millipede, is a species of millipede in the family Julidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/blunt-tailed-snake-millipede
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Blunt-tailed Snake Millipede

> Cylindroiulus punctatus — Andere dieren. Cylindroiulus punctatus, commonly known as the blunt-tailed snake millipede, is a species of millipede in the family Julidae.

- Scientific name: *Cylindroiulus punctatus*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 5683
- Wikidata: [Q3784319](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3784319)
- iNaturalist taxon: [336972](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/336972)

## Names

- en: Blunt-tailed Snake Millipede
- de: Gemeiner Gepunkteter Schnurfüßer
- es: Milpiés de cola chata

## Countries with the most observations

GB (794), US (485), FR (447), DE (169), CA (104), DK (28), NL (28), BE (19), AT (16), SE (15), IE (14), ES (9)

## Summary

Cylindroiulus punctatus, commonly known as the blunt-tailed snake millipede, is a species of millipede in the family Julidae. It was described by Leach in 1815 and can be found in western Europe, including Great Britain. It has been introduced in North America.

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

## Photo

![Blunt-tailed Snake Millipede](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blunt-tailed-snake-millipede/medium.jpg)

Photo: relet · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/118459050

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/blunt-tailed-snake-millipede?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).