Reeves' Cave Millipede
Scoterpes willreevesi Shear, 2010
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Myriapoda |
| Class | Diplopoda |
| Order | Chordeumatida |
| Family | Trichopetalidae |
| Genus | Scoterpes |
| Species | Scoterpes willreevesi Shear, 2010 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Cemetary Cave, Dade Co. GA
Range
Known from two counties across two states in the Interior Low Plateau karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Georgia
Counties
- Alabama
- DeKalb
- Georgia
- Dade
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau
Conservation and management
Ranks looked up 2 August 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
Other resources
References
- Niemiller, M.L., Fenolio, D.B. & Zigler, K.S. 2012b. The obligate cave fauna of Georgia. Bulletin of the Georgia Speleological Survey 2012: 6–12.
- Shear, W.A. 2010a. The milliped family Trichopetalidae, Part 2: The genera Trichopetalum, Zygonopus and Scoterpes (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida, Cleidogonoidea). Zootaxa 2385: 1–62. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2385.1.1
- Zigler, K.S., Niemiller, M.L., Stephen, C.D.R., Ayala, B.N., Milne, M.A., Gladstone, N.S., Engel, A.S., Jensen, J.B., Camp, C.D., Ozier, J.C. & Cressler, A. 2020. Biodiversity from caves and other subterranean habitats of Georgia, USA. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 82: 125–167. doi:10.4311/2019LSC0125
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 August 2026.
How to cite this account
Scoterpes willreevesi Shear, 2010. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-0584. https://cavebiology.org/species/scoterpes-willreevesi/ (accessed 18 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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