Cryptops hortensis, the common cryptops, is a species of centipede in the family Cryptopidae, genus Cryptops (Leach 1814).
Description The species is long and wide. It is pale brown in colour with 21 pairs of legs.
Distribution and habitat This species is found in all of Europe except for: the Baltic states, Andorra, Belarus, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Russia, Vatican City and various European islands. It has also been introduced to Tasmania, Australia. It is found in gardens and woodland, and under stones and logs.
References
External links Images of Cryptops hortensis [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NPncswPXuE Video of Cryptops hortensis'''] on YouTube See also David Nield: Meet The 'King' of a Toxic Underground Ecosystem Unlike Anywhere Else on Earth (on: sciencealert, 19 December 2020) about Cryptops speleorex'' living in the Movile Cave, Romania.