Oroperipatus ecuadoriensis
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| Oroperipatus ecuadoriensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatidae |
| Genus: | Oroperipatus |
| Species: | O. ecuadoriensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Oroperipatus ecuadoriensis (Bouvier, 1902) | |
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Oroperipatus ecuadoriensis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] The original description of this species is based on a female specimen notable for its large size (67 mm in length); this description also reports 39 pairs of legs.[2] The type locality is in Ecuador.[3]
