Epiperipatus barbouri

Epiperipatus barbouri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Onychophora
Family:	Peripatidae
Genus:	Epiperipatus
Species:	E. barbouri
Binomial name
Epiperipatus barbouri (Brues, 1911)
Synonyms
Peripatus barbouri(Brues 1911)

Epiperipatus barbouri is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. ^[1] This species is a dark purple, almost black, without any pattern on its dorsal surface. ^[2] The ventral surface is much lighter and purplish pink. ^[3] Females of this species have 30 to 34 pairs of legs. ^{[4] [5] [2]} The type locality is in Grenada. ^[6]

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. Read, V. M. St. J. (July 1988). "The Onychophora of Trinidad, Tobago, and the Lesser Antilles". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 93 (3): 225–57. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1988.tb01362.x.
4. Brues, Charles T. (1911). "A new species of Peripatus from Grenada, with observations on other species of the genus". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 54: 303–318 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
5. Clark, Austin H. (1937). "On some onychophores from the West Indies and Central America". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 85 (3027): 1–3. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.85-3027.1 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
6. 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. Bibcode:2012ZooK..211....1O. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.211.3463 . PMC   3426840 . PMID   22930648.