''Asanada'' is a genus of centipedes in the subfamily

Scolopendrinae Scolopendridae (or, in older documents, Scolopendridæ), from Ancient Greek σκόλοψ (''skólops''), meaning "thorn", and ἔντερον (''énteron''), meaning "earthworm", is a family of large centipedes (class Chilopoda). Description Nea ...

. It has thirteen known species, which usually grow between in length. It can be distinguished from the genus ''

Cormocephalus ''Cormocephalus'' is a genus of centipedes of the family Scolopendridae, containing the following species: *'' Cormocephalus abundantis'' González-Sponga, 2000 *'' Cormocephalus aeruginosus'' Attems, 1928 *'' Cormocephalus albidus'' Kraepelin, ...

'' (= ''Cupipes'') by having smooth (as opposed to punctured) anal

pleurae The pleurae (: pleura) are the two flattened closed sacs filled with pleural fluid, each ensheathing each lung and lining their surrounding tissues, locally appearing as two opposing layers of serous membrane separating the lungs from the media ...

, but is otherwise quite similar in appearance. The type species of the genus is ''A. brevicornis'' (by

monotypy In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispe ...

), the type specimen of which was collected in Kulu, India.

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Centipede genera {{Centipede-stub