Oroperipatus peruvianus
Oroperipatus peruvianus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] Males of this species have 34 pairs of legs; females have 36 or 37.[2] Female specimens range from 55 mm to 61 mm in length.[2] The type locality is in Peru.[3]
| Oroperipatus peruvianus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatidae |
| Genus: | Oroperipatus |
| Species: | O. peruvianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Oroperipatus peruvianus Brues, 1917 | |
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References
- Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- Brues, Charles T. (1917). "A new species of Peripatus from the mountains of northern Peru". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 61: 383–387 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- 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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