Epiperipatus trinidadensis

Epiperipatus trinidadensis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] Males of this species have 27 to 30 pairs of legs; females have 29 to 32.[2] The type locality is in Trinidad.[3]

Epiperipatus trinidadensis
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E. trinidadensis
Binomial name
Epiperipatus trinidadensis
(Sedgwick, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Peripatus trinidadensis (Sedgwick 1888)
  • Peripatus trinitatis (Bouvier 1905)
  • Peripatus (Epiperipatus) trinidadensis (Clark 1913)

References

  1. Oliveira I.; Hering L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. Brues, Charles T. (1911). "A new species of Peripatus from Grenada, with observations on other species of the genus". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 54: 303–318 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. 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.


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