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Field Notes

Description:

Black body with segments edged in yellow. Sinhala name: hakaralla. Non poisonous. Curls into flat spiral - defensive.

Could be Orthomorpha coarctata (alternately known as Asiomorpha coarctata: via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthomorpha_coarctata

OR

Anoplodesmus saussurii, via:https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/nus/pdf/PUBLICATION/LKCNH%20Museum%20Books/LK…

Habitat:

Island wide.

Species ID Suggestions

Hakaralla

Orthomorpha coarctata (alternately known as Asiomorpha coarctata)

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Jellis
millipede but not sure one that is.

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PublishedDecember 28, 2012

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