Euperipatoides leuckartii
Species of Peripatopsid velvet worm
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Euperipatoides leuckartii[a] is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae.[1] This species is ovoviviparous and has 15 pairs of oncopods (legs).[2] Females of this species range from 5 mm to 40 mm in length, whereas males range from 4 mm to 29 mm.[2] The type locality of this species is Mount Tomah, New South Wales, Australia.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatopsidae |
| Genus: | Euperipatoides |
| Species: | E. leuckartii |
| Binomial name | |
| Euperipatoides leuckartii (Sänger, 1871) | |
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Notes
- often misspelt as leuckarti
