Peripatus is a genus of velvet worms in the Peripatidae family. The name "peripatus" is also used to refer to the Onychophora as a whole, although this group comprises many other genera besides Peripatus. The genus Peripatus is found in Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America.
Peripatidae is a family of velvet worms. The oldest putative representatives of the family herald from Burmese amber dated to the mid-Cretaceous, around 100 Ma, with representatives from Dominican and Baltic amber attesting to a broader distribution in the Palaeogene / Neogene; molecular variability suggests that the family's crown group may have arisen in the early Mesozoic.
Epiperipatus acacioi is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. Males of this species have 24 to 26 pairs of legs; females have 26 to 29. The type locality is in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Epiperipatus adenocryptus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. Males of this species have 26 or 27 pairs of legs; females have 28 to 30. The type locality is in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Epiperipatus biolleyi is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. Females of this species have 29 to 31 pairs of legs; males have 25 to 28. Females range from 25 mm to 55 mm in length, whereas males range from 22 mm to 29 mm. The type locality is in Costa Rica.
Epiperipatus brasiliensis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. Males of this species have 29 pairs of legs; females have 31 or 32. This species ranges from 37 mm to 80 mm in length. The type locality is in Pará, Brazil. Epiperipatus vagans from Barro Colorado Island (Panama) was originally described as subspecies of Epiperipatus brasiliensis, but is now treated as a full species.
Epiperipatus cratensis is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatidae. Females of this species have 33 or 34 pairs of legs; males have 30 to 33 pairs. The type locality is in Ceará, Brazil.
Epiperipatus diadenoproctus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. Males of this species have 26 to 28 pairs of legs; females have 29 or 30. The type locality is in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Epiperipatus vagans is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. The male of this species has 29 or 30 pairs of legs; females have 32 or 33. The type locality is in Panama.
Epiperipatus paurognostus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. Males of this species have 26 or 27 pairs of legs; females have 27 to 29. The type locality is in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Epiperipatus edwardsii is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. Females of this species have 29 to 34 pairs of legs; males have 28 to 30. Females range from 23 mm to 56 mm in length, whereas males range from 25 mm to 30 mm. The type locality is in French Guiana.
Epiperipatus hilkae is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. Males of this species have 25 to 27 pairs of legs; females have 28 to 29. The type locality is in Costa Rica.
Epiperipatus isthmicola is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. Females of this species have 29 to 32 pairs of legs; males have 26 or 27. Females range from 20 mm to 73 mm in length, whereas males range from 20 mm to 48 mm. The type locality is in Costa Rica.
Epiperipatus machadoi is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. Males of this species have 27 to 29 pairs of legs; females have 28 to 31. The type locality is in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Macroperipatus valerioi is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. Females of this species have 34 pairs of legs. The type locality is in Costa Rica.
Heteroperipatus clarki is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. Females of this species have 26 to 29 pairs of legs. The type locality is in Panama.
Peripatus ruber is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. This species has 30 pairs of legs. The type locality is in Costa Rica.
Mongeperipatus solorzanoi, or Solórzano's velvet worm, is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.
Macroperipatus ohausi is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. Females of this species have 27 or 28 pairs of legs. The type locality is Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Mongeperipatus is a genus of Central American velvet worms in the family Peripatidae. The species in this genus are notable for their large size and for the degree of sexual dimorphism in the number of legs.
