Epiperipatus adenocryptus
Species of velvet worm
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Epiperipatus adenocryptus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] This species is brown with a series of light brown arcs on each side forming a series of circles down its dorsal surface.[2] Males of this species have 26 or 27 pairs of legs, usually 27; females have 28 to 30, usually 29.[2][3] The type locality is in Minas Gerais, Brazil.[4]
| Epiperipatus adenocryptus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatidae |
| Genus: | Epiperipatus |
| Species: | E. adenocryptus |
| Binomial name | |
| Epiperipatus adenocryptus Oliveira et al. 2011 | |
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