''Scolopendra pinguis'' is a species of centipede in the subfamily Scolopendrinae that is endemic to Southeast Asia.

Appearance

''Scolopendra pinguis'' is small, growing around 6.4 cm in length. Its antennae are blue and hairless at the base, fading to pale blue and covered with fine, short

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s. They have 17 articles (antennae segments).

Colour morphs

Pocock initially described ''S. pinguis'' as "of a deep uniform olivaceous tint", but a 2015 paper described four colour morphs that can be separated into a blackish monocromatic population and a dichromatic blue/yellow one, which are presented below: References for information in table:.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q6510926 pinguis Animals described in 1891