Cormocephalus rugosus is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family.

It is endemic to New Caledonia, a French overseas territory in Melanesia.

It was first described in 1923 by French entomologist Henri Ribaut.

[1][2] The type locality is Oubatche, near the north-western end of Grande Terre.

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