Epiperipatus isthmicola
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| Epiperipatus isthmicola | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatidae |
| Genus: | Epiperipatus |
| Species: | E. isthmicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Epiperipatus isthmicola (Bouvier, 1902) | |
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Epiperipatus isthmicola is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] This species is a dark brown, almost black, without any pattern on its dorsal surface.[2] Females of this species have 29 to 32 pairs of legs; males have 26 or 27.[3] Females range from 20 mm to 73 mm in length, whereas males range from 20 mm to 48 mm.[3] The type locality is in Costa Rica.[4]
