Oroperipatus peruvianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Oroperipatus
Species:
O. peruvianus
Binomial name
Oroperipatus peruvianus
Brues, 1917
Synonyms
  • Peripatus (Oroperipatus) peruvianus (Brues, 1917)

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]

References

  1. Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. 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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