Cormocephalus coynei is a species of
centipede found on the uninhabited
Phillip and
Nepean islands to the south of
Norfolk Island.[2] It is
also known as the Phillip Island centipede.[3]
The species was observed on
Phillip Island in 1792,[2] but was not formally described until 1984.[1][4] It can grow up to 23.5 cm,[5] and is reddish brown and orange in colour. The Phillip Island centipede is known for its habit of preying on vertebrates including geckos, skinks, black-winged petrel nestlings and fish, as well as other small arthropods.[6]