Austroperipatus paradoxus
| Austroperipatus paradoxus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatopsidae |
| Genus: | Austroperipatus |
| Species: | A. paradoxus
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| Binomial name | |
| Austroperipatus paradoxus (Bouvier, 1915)
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Austroperipatus paradoxus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.[1] This species has 15 pairs of legs.[2] Females of this species range from 7 mm to 80 mm in length, whereas males range from 6 mm to 36 mm.[2]
References
- ^ Oliveira I.; Hering L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ a b Monge-Nájera, Julián (1994). "Reproductive trends, habitat type and body characteristcs in velvet worms (Onychophora)". Revista de Biología Tropical. 42 (3): 611–622. ISSN 2215-2075.