It was formally described in 2007 from a specimen collected at the Hup Pa Tard limestone cavern in the Uthai Thani Province of Thailand.

[1] Among the largest species of its genus, the adult millipede is approximately 3 cm (1.2 in) long.

Large numbers of them occur after rain showers.

[1] The millipede has glands that produce hydrogen cyanide to protect it from predators, which causes it to smell like almonds.

[2] The shocking pink dragon millipede was named third in the top ten new species list of 2008 by the International Institute for Species Exploration.