Millipede Species

There are various species of Giant Millipede kept in captivity, some much more common that others. One of the most common species is the African Giant Black Millipede (Archispirostreptus gigas), which is readily available online, and in pet shops.

Please select the species of Millipede below:

African Giant Black Millipede
(Archispirostreptus gigas)


Tanzanian Red Leg Millipede
(Ephibolus pulchripes)


Desert Millipede
(Orthoporus species)


Ghana Red Banded Millipede
(Unknown species)

Pink Footed Millipede
(Unknown species)

There are many other species of millipede kept in captivity, however, a lot of them cannot be speciated. For general care, please see the links to the left menu for more information.