Description

Mainland Australia’s largest centipede species.

Sand dune tiger form

Locality: Arid SA

Species maximum size: 230mm

Locale maximum size: 150mm

Features: This locality display black and orange colouration similar to eastern australian tiger forms. Unlike those from Eastern australia, this form inhabits sandy arid habitats, has paler colouration and a more slender build.

E. rubripes are hardy and do well on slightly moist coco-peat substrate in a sealed container. An enclosure must have a good, tight fitting lid and should be large enough to allow the centipede to fully stretch out. You may wish to prevent the centipede from burrowing, use shallow and compacted substrate. Forms from drier locations may be suspectable to mycosis and could benefit from some ventilation close to the substrate.

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