Madagascar hissing cockroach: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Madagascar hissing cockroach lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Gromphadorhina portentosa
Group	Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Insect
Order	Blattodea
Family	Blaberidae

Where does the Madagascar hissing cockroach live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Madagascar hissing cockroach in 1 country or territory across Africa. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Madagascar.

Madagascar

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the Madagascar hissing cockroach?

The Madagascar hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa) is an insect in the order Blattodea and the family Blaberidae, genus Gromphadorhina. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Madagascar hissing cockroach

The Madagascar hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa), also known as the hissing cockroach, Malagasy hissing cockroach or simply hisser, is one of the largest species of cockroach, reaching 5 to 7.5 centimetres (2 to 3 inches) at maturity. They are native to the island of Madagascar, where they are commonly found in rotting logs. It is one of some 20 known species of large hissing roaches from Madagascar, many of which are kept as pets, and often confused with one another by pet dealers; in particular, G. portentosa is commonly confused with G. oblongonota and G. picea.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Madagascar hissing cockroach (revision 1375231437), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1073729 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).