Ooperipatus lepidus

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Ooperipatus lepidus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatopsidae
Genus: Ooperipatus
Species:
O. lepidus
Binomial name
Ooperipatus lepidus
Reid, 2000

Ooperipatus lepidus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. [1] This species has 15 pairs of legs. [2] It is found in Victoria, Australia. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Reid, Amanda L. (2000). "Descriptions of Lathropatus nemorum, gen. et sp. nov., and six new Ooperipatus Dendy (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) from south-eastern Australia". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 112 (2): 153–184 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ↑ "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.


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