Oroperipatus corradoi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Class: | Udeonychophora |
Order: | Euonychophora |
Family: | Peripatidae |
Genus: | Oroperipatus |
Species: | O. corradoi |
Binomial name | |
Oroperipatus corradoi (Camerano, 1898) | |
Synonyms | |
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Oroperipatus corradoi is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. [1] Females of this species have 26 to 29 pairs of legs, usually 28; males have 24 to 27. [2] [3] Females range from 14 mm to 60 mm in length, while males range from 14 mm to 25 mm in length. [2] The type locality is in Ecuador. [4]
Epiperipatus imthurni is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatidae. The type locality is in Guyana. No males have been recorded from this species. Females range from 25 mm to 96 mm in length. They have 28 to 32 pairs of legs, usually 30 or 31. Females from Trinidad were shown to reproduce via parthenogenesis; the only velvet worm known to do so.
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 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.
Euperipatoides leuckartii is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae. This species is ovoviviparous and has 15 pairs of oncopods (legs). Females of this species range from 5 mm to 40 mm in length, whereas males range from 4 mm to 29 mm. The type locality of this species is Mount Tomah, New South Wales, Australia.
Oroperipatus bimbergi is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. The female of this species has 27 or 28 pairs of legs, usually 27; the male has 24 or 25 usually, rarely 26. The type locality is in Colombia.
Oroperipatus bluntschli is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. The original description of this species is based on a female specimen measuring 100 mm in length; its 40 pairs of legs are notable for approaching the maximum number (43) observed among velvet worms. The type locality is in Peru.
Oroperipatus cameranoi is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. This species ranges from 34 mm to 55 mm in length. Females of this species have 34 to 36 pairs of legs; males have 32. The type locality is in Ecuador.
Oroperipatus eisenii is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatidae. Females of this species have 27 to 29 pairs of legs, usually 28; males have 23 to 26. Females range from 30 mm to 57 mm in length, while males range from 20 mm to 23 mm. The type locality is found in central Mexico.
Oroperipatus lankesteri is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. Females of this species have 37 or 38 pairs of legs; males have 33 to 35 pairs. This species is notable for its large size, which ranges from 32 mm up to 82 mm in length. The type locality is in Ecuador.
Oroperipatus omeyrus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. The original description of this species is based on female specimens with 24 to 26 pairs of legs and an embryo with 22 pairs of legs. The type locality is in Peru.
Oroperipatus weyrauchi is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. The original description of this species is based on only two specimens, a male with 40 pairs of legs and a larger female with 38 leg pairs. The type locality is in Peru.
Peripatus brolemanni is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. Females of this species have 30 to 33 pairs of legs; males have 29. Females range from 39 mm to 65 mm in length, whereas males range from 27 mm to 28 mm. The type locality is in Venezuela.
Peripatus danicus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. Females of this species have 31 to 33 pairs of legs; males have 26 to 28. Females range from 26 mm to 45 mm in length, whereas males range from 9 mm to 21 mm. The type locality is in Saint Thomas Island.
Peripatus dominicae is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. Males of this species have 25 pairs of legs; females can have 28 to 31 pairs of legs, but usually have 29. Females in this species range in size from 29 mm to 56 mm in length, while males range from 17 mm to 25 mm in length. The type locality is in Dominica.
Peripatus sedgwicki is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. Females of this species have 29 to 32 pairs of legs; males have 28 to 30. Females range from 25 mm to 60 mm in length, while males range from 23 mm to 30 mm. The type locality is in Venezuela.
Paraperipatus keiensis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. Females of this species have 24 or 25 pairs of legs; males have 22 or 23. Females range from 27 mm to 48 mm in length, whereas males range from 25 mm to 33 mm. The type locality is in Kai Besar, Indonesia.
Paraperipatus novaebritanniae is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. Females of this species have 24 pairs of legs; males have 22 or 23. Females range from 14 mm to 55 mm in length, whereas males range from 14 mm to 26 mm. The type locality is in New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
Paraperipatus papuensis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. Males in this species have 21 to 27 pairs of legs; females have 21 to 29 leg pairs. The maximum number of leg pairs recorded in this species (29) is also the maximum number of leg pairs found in the family Peripatopsidae. Females range from 22 mm to 83 mm in length, whereas males range from 19 mm to 45 mm. The type locality is in Western New Guinea, Indonesia.
Paraperipatus vanheurni is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. Females of this species have 25 to 27 pairs of legs; males have 21. This species ranges from 15 mm to 60 mm in length. The type locality is in Western New Guinea, Indonesia.
Peripatopsis clavigera, the Knysna velvet worm, is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. This species has 16 pairs of legs. Females of this species range from 7 mm to 52 mm in length, whereas males range from 7 mm to 36 mm. Peripatopsis clavigera is found in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests of South Africa.