Gonibregmatidae are a paraphyletic (with respect to Neogeophilidae and Eriphantidae) family of soil centipedes belonging to the superfamily Geophiloidea.[1][2]
The number of leg-bearing segments in this family varies within species and ranges from 57 to 191.[3] These centipedes are very elongated with a high mean number of trunk segments (often greater than 100) and great variability in this number within species.[4] This family includes the species Gonibregmatus plurimipes, which can have as many as 191 leg pairs, the maximum number found in the class Chilopoda.[5]
Centipedes in this family are found in Madagascar, India, southeast Asia, and Australasia, and on islands in the Pacific Ocean.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) Gonibregmatidae are a paraphyletic (with respect to Neogeophilidae and Eriphantidae) family of soil centipedes belonging to the superfamily Geophiloidea.
