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Geophilus truncorum

76Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
23Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan4
Feb6
Mar7
Apr18
May5
Jun4
Jul2
Aug3
Sep7
Oct6
Nov2
Dec5

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Fife Scotland16
2Essex England4
3Kent England3
4Argyll and Bute Scotland3
5Gwynedd Wales3
6Ceredigion Wales3
7Bristol, City of England3
8Orkney Islands Scotland3
9Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland3
10Cornwall England2
11Worcestershire England2
12South Ayrshire Scotland2
13Scottish Borders Scotland2
14Telford and Wrekin England2
15Falkirk Scotland2
28 England32 Scotland10 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 23 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
76
Peak month
April
Counties with records
23
Group
Centipedes
NBN Atlas records since 2000
54
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Chilopoda
Order
Geophilomorpha
Family
Geophilidae
Genus
Geophilus
Name with authority
Geophilus truncorum Bergsøe & Meinert, 1866
Described
1866

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q6506804 · GBIF 2233732