Jerarquía taxonómica:
Scolopendridae → Scolopendra heros Girard, 1853

Familia:
Scolopendridae

Autor:
Girard, 1853

Sinónimos:
Scolopendra castaneiceps Wood, 1861
Scolopendra pernix Kohlrausch, 1881
Scolopendra heros subsp. arizonensis Kraepelin, 1903
Scolopendra heros subsp. prismatica Cragin, 1885
Scolopendra heros subsp. castaneiceps Wood, 1865
Scolopendra heros var. heros Attems, 1930