Epiperipatus diadenoproctus
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| Epiperipatus diadenoproctus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatidae |
| Genus: | Epiperipatus |
| Species: | E. diadenoproctus |
| Binomial name | |
| Epiperipatus diadenoproctus Oliveira et al. 2011 | |
Epiperipatus diadenoproctus 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 circles down its back.[2] Males of this species have 26 to 28 pairs of legs, usually 27; females have 29 or 30, usually 29.[2][3] The type locality is in Minas Gerais, Brazil.[4]
