Epiperipatus simoni

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Species:
E. simoni
Epiperipatus simoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Epiperipatus
Species:
E. simoni
Binomial name
Epiperipatus simoni
(Bouvier, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Peripatus simoni (Bouvier 1899)
  • Peripatus (Epiperipatus) simoni (Clark 1913)

Epiperipatus simoni is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] This species is dark brown without any pattern on its dorsal surface.[2] Females of this species range from 40 mm to 68 mm in length and have 28 to 32 pairs of legs.[3][2] The type locality is in Venezuela.[4]

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