Top 7 Newly Discovered Animal Species - Page 7 of 10

Scolopendra Cataracta

The Scolopendra Cataracta is centipede of nightmares. The newly discovered species was found in Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. It was named Cataracta, which means waterfall in Latin, where the centipede was collected. The centipede has the ability to plunge into water the same way it does on land, which makes it the first of its kind. It’s 8 inches long with 20 pairs of long legs.