Tuoba laticeps is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1891 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock. Distribution The species occurs in Western Australia and Tasmania. The type locality is King Island in Bass Strait. Behaviour The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood. References laticeps Centipedes of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Fauna of Tasmania Fauna of Western Australia Animals described in 1891 Taxa named by R. I. Pocock