Oroperipatus weyrauchi
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| Oroperipatus weyrauchi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatidae |
| Genus: | Oroperipatus |
| Species: | O. weyrauchi |
| Binomial name | |
| Oroperipatus weyrauchi Marcus, 1952 | |
Oroperipatus weyrauchi is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] The original description of this species is based on only two specimens, a male (35 mm in length) with 40 pairs of legs and a larger female (45 mm in length) with 38 leg pairs.[2] The type locality is in Peru.[3]
