Epiperipatus diadenoproctus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatidae |
Genus: | Epiperipatus |
Species: | E. diadenoproctus |
Binomial name | |
Epiperipatus diadenoproctus Oliveira et al. 2011 |
Epiperipatus diadenoproctus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. [1] This species is brown with a series of light brown arcs on each side forming circles down its back. [2] Males of this species have 26 to 28 pairs of legs, usually 27; females have 29 or 30, usually 29. [2] [3] The type locality is in Minas Gerais, Brazil. [4]