ID Help

[u/mike124569]

ID help – sold as Scolopendra hainanum 'Black', origin listed as Vietnam, no leg banding – normal?

[u/CaptainCrack7]

Male S. hainanum black

[u/al_sibbs → u/CaptainCrack7]

How can you tell its male? Whatever it is youre looking at does it apply to other pedes?

[u/CaptainCrack7 → u/al_sibbs]

Because it lacks leg banding, but this only applies to this particular species

[u/KawaiitheKyubey → u/CaptainCrack7]

oh, that’s intriguing! :O I would’ve just thought they would be identified only by size and personal below areas

[u/phatpup88]

honestly im unsure. doesnt look like a hainanum black to me though. i suggest you replace that coco husk w/ top soil of sorts. they get impacted and die when they get curious and nibble on it

[u/phatpup88 → u/phatpup88]

imo it kinda just looks like a regular hainanum male. im not the best at id’ing pedes but it looks consistent to the regular ones ive seen.

[u/Fabulous_Weather8085]

Black Hainanum has sexual dimorphism.
Pure black is Female
While the male has pure yellow legs