🪳Madagascar hissing cockroach
The Madagascar hissing cockroach, also known as the hissing cockroach, Malagasy hissing cockroach or simply hisser, is one of the largest species of cockroach, reaching 5 to 7.5 centimetres at maturity. They are native to the island of Madagascar, where they are commonly found in rotting logs. It is one of some 20 known species of large hissing roaches from Madagascar, many of which are kept as pets, and often confused with one another by pet dealers; in particular, G. portentosa is commonly confused with G. oblongonota and G. picea.
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The IUCN Red List has not assessed Gromphadorhina portentosa yet.
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- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumArthropoda
- ›classInsecta
- ›orderBlattodea
- ›familyBlaberidae
- ›genusGromphadorhina
- ›speciesGromphadorhina portentosa
- classInsects · Insecta
- familyBlaberidae
- subfamilyOxyhaloinae
- genusGromphadorhina
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsects · Insecta
- subclassPterygota
- genusDictyoptera
- orderBlattodea
- superfamilyBlaberoidea
- familyBlaberidae
- subfamilyOxyhaloinae
- genusGromphadorhina
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