Oroperipatus corradoi

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Species:
O. corradoi
Oroperipatus corradoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Oroperipatus
Species:
O. corradoi
Binomial name
Oroperipatus corradoi
(Camerano, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Peripatus corradi (Camerano, 1898)
  • Peripatus corradoi (Bouvier, 1905)

Oroperipatus corradoi is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] Females of this species have 26 to 29 pairs of legs, usually 28; males have 24 to 27.[2][3] Females range from 14 mm to 60 mm in length, while males range from 14 mm to 25 mm in length.[2] The type locality is in Ecuador.[4]

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