Oroperipatus

Oroperipatus
An Oroperipatus species found in Yasuni National Park, Ecuador.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Class: Udeonychophora
Order: Euonychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Oroperipatus
Cockerell, 1908
Species

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Oroperipatus is a genus of Neotropical velvet worms in the Peripatidae family.[1][2]

Species

The genus contains the following species:

Oroperipatus goudoti (Bouvier, 1899), Oroperipatus quitensis (Schmarda, 1871), and Oroperipatus peruanus (Grube, 1876) are considered nomina dubia by Oliveira et al. 2012.

References

  1. Oliveira, Hering, & Mayer. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  2. 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.


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