Epiperipatus vespucci

Epiperipatus vespucci
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Onychophora
Family:	Peripatidae
Genus:	Epiperipatus
Species:	E. vespucci
Binomial name
Epiperipatus vespucci Brues, 1914
Synonyms
Peripatus (Epiperipatus) vespuccii(Brues, 1914)

Epiperipatus vespucci is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. ^[1] This species is dark with a complex pattern on its dorsal surface. ^[2] The male of this species has 30 pairs of legs; females have 33 or 34. ^{[3] [2]} The type locality is in Colombia. ^[4]

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. Brues, Charles T. (1914). "A new Peripatus from Columbia". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 58: 375–382 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
4. 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.