Epiperipatus evansi

Epiperipatus evansi is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] This species is a purplish dark brown with a series of bright triangles on each side forming a series of diamonds down its back.[2] Females of this species have 28 pairs of legs[2] and range from 32 mm to 58 mm in length.[3] The type locality is in Guyana.[4]

Epiperipatus evansi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Epiperipatus
Species:
E. evansi
Binomial name
Epiperipatus evansi
(Bouvier, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Peripatus evansi (Bouvier 1904)
  • Peripatus (Epiperipatus) evansi (Clark 1913)

References
  1. Oliveira I.; Hering L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. Oliveira, Ivo S.; Lacorte, Gustavo A.; Fonseca, Cleusa G.; Wieloch, Alfredo H.; Mayer, Georg (2011-06-10). "Cryptic Speciation in Brazilian Epiperipatus (Onychophora: Peripatidae) Reveals an Underestimated Diversity among the Peripatid Velvet Worms". PLOS ONE. 6 (6): e19973. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019973. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3112143. PMID 21695250.
  3. Monge-Nájera, Julián (1994). "Reproductive trends, habitat type and body characteristics in velvet worms (Onychophora)". Revista de Biología Tropical. 42 (3): 611–622.
  4. Oliveira, I. S.; Read, V. M. S. J.; Mayer, G. (2012). "A world checklist of Onychophora (velvet worms), with notes on nomenclature and status of names". ZooKeys. 211: 1–70. doi:10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. PMC 3426840. PMID 22930648.


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