Epiperipatus barbouri
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| Epiperipatus barbouri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatidae |
| Genus: | Epiperipatus |
| Species: | E. barbouri |
| Binomial name | |
| Epiperipatus barbouri (Brues, 1911) | |
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Epiperipatus barbouri is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] This species is a dark purple, almost black, without any pattern on its dorsal surface.[2] The ventral surface is much lighter and purplish pink.[3] Females of this species have 30 to 34 pairs of legs.[4][5][2] The type locality is in Grenada.[6]
