Desmoxytes rhinoceros
Desmoxytes rhinoceros is an aposematic species of dragon millipede in the genus Desmoxytes.[1] It is only known from Champasak and Sekong Provinces in southern Laos.[1]
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| Species: | D. rhinoceros |
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It was first described, along with D. rhinoparva, in 2015.[2] Both species were discovered in Laos,[2] the first dragon millipedes identified there, D. rhinoceros in the south of the country and D. rhinoparva in the north.[1] The holotype is in the Museum of Zoology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.[1]
The body length is 17–24 mm (0.67–0.94 in) in males and 20–25 mm (0.79–0.98 in) in females. The color is dark red.[1]
References
- Aviss, Ben (20 March 2015). "Meet two new species of dragon millipede". BBC Online. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- Likhitrakarn, Natdanai; Sergei I. Golovatch; Somsak Panha (2015). "Two new species of dragon millipedes, genus Desmoxytes Chamnerlin, 1923, from Laos (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae), with redescriptions of all four species of Attems from Vietnam". Zootaxa. 3931 (4): 483. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3931.4.2. ISSN 1175-5334.
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