---
title: "Drewniak widełkowiec"
description: "Lithobius forficatus — Inne zwierzęta. Lithobius forficatus, most commonly known as the garden centipede, brown centipede or stone centipede, is a common centipede of the family Lithobiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/brown-centipede
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Drewniak widełkowiec

> Lithobius forficatus — Inne zwierzęta. Lithobius forficatus, most commonly known as the garden centipede, brown centipede or stone centipede, is a common centipede of the family Lithobiidae.

- Scientific name: *Lithobius forficatus*
- Category: `other` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `urban` (Miasta i ogrody)
- iNaturalist observations: 24144
- Wikidata: [Q790637](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q790637)
- iNaturalist taxon: [122234](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/122234)

## Names

- en: Brown Centipede
- de: Gemeiner Steinläufer
- es: Ciempiés Cobrizo
- fr: Lithobie à pinces
- nl: Gewone duizendpoot
- pl: Drewniak widełkowiec

## Countries with the most observations

US (1090), GB (887), PT (362), ES (356), CA (350), RU (328), FR (244), DK (233), DE (193), PL (110), UA (81), CZ (73)

## Summary

Lithobius forficatus, most commonly known as the garden centipede, brown centipede or stone centipede, is a common centipede of the family Lithobiidae.

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

## Photo

![Drewniak widełkowiec](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brown-centipede/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dillon Alexander · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/127696114

## Machine access

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