Peripatus sedgwicki
Species of velvet worm
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Peripatus sedgwicki is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] Females of this species have 29 to 32 pairs of legs; males have 28 to 30.[2] Females range from 25 mm to 60 mm in length, while males range from 23 mm to 30 mm.[2] The type locality is in Venezuela.[3]
| Peripatus sedgwicki | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatidae |
| Genus: | Peripatus |
| Species: | P. sedgwicki |
| Binomial name | |
| Peripatus sedgwicki Bouvier, 1899 | |
