Otostigmus puncticeps Attems, 1953 Otostigmus politoides Attems, 1953 Scolopendra japonica, formerly classified as Scolopendra subspinipes japonica, is a species of scolopendrid centipede mostly found in Japan, although specimens have been reported in other parts of Eastern Asia such as China, Taiwan, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos.

S. japonica preys mostly on insects and arachnids including cockroaches, spiders, and crickets.

During the day, they hide under leaf litter, rocks, or fallen logs, but sometimes rest on the tips of tree branches.

In 2003, it was suggested by Jui-Lung Chao and Hsueh-Wen Chang that it could be a subspecies or geographic variation of Scolopendra multidens.

[3][7][4][10] The body is usually dark greenish to brown, and the fangs are tipped with black.