Epiperipatus machadoi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatidae |
Genus: | Epiperipatus |
Species: | E. machadoi |
Binomial name | |
Epiperipatus machadoi (Oliveira & Wieloch, 2005) | |
Synonyms | |
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Epiperipatus machadoi is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. [1] This species is dark brown with a series of light brown arcs on each side forming circles down its back [2] and ranges from 20 mm to 66 mm in length. [3] Males of this species have 27 to 29 pairs of legs, usually 28; females have 28 to 31, usually 31. [3] [4] The type locality is in Minas Gerais, Brazil. [5]