Cerradopatus
Genus and species of Peripatid velvet worm
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Cerradopatus is a monospecific genus of velvet worm containing the single species Cerradopatus sucuriuensis.[1] Males of this species have 28 or 29 pairs of legs; females have 30 to 32. This species is native to the Brazilian savannah.[2] This species is viviparous, with mothers supplying nourishment to their embryos through a placenta.[3]
| Cerradopatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatidae |
| Genus: | Cerradopatus Oliveira et al. 2015 |
| Species: | C. sucuriuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerradopatus sucuriuensis Oliveira et al. 2015 | |
