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Scolopocryptopidae
Scolopocryptopid Centipedes
Scolopocryptopidae is a family of blind centipedes in the order Scolopendromorpha, comprising more than 90 species. The family is distinguished from all other centipedes by having exactly 23 pairs of legs—a fixed trait that contrasts with the variable leg counts in other families. Members are eyeless and possess a distinctive gizzard with kinked, pineapple-shaped sieve projections. The family is most diverse in the Neotropical realm, with four recognized subfamilies: Ectonocryptopinae, Kethopinae, Newportiinae, and Scolopocryptopinae.