Austroperipatus Explained

Austroperipatus is a genus of oviparous and ovoviviparous velvet worms in the family Peripatopsidae^[1] and the genus Austroperipatus.^[2] This genus has 15 pairs of legs in both sexes.^[3] The species in this genus are found in northern Queensland, Australia.^[4]

Species

The genus contains the following species:^[4]

• Austroperipatus aequabilis Reid, 1996
• Austroperipatus eridelos Reid, 1996
• Austroperipatus paradoxus (Bouvier, 1915)
• Austroperipatus superbus Reid, 1996

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oliveira I.. Hering L.. Mayer, G.. amp. Updated Onychophora checklist. Onychophora Website. 24 November 2016.
2. Web site: Austroperipatus (Austroperipatus) U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service . 2024-10-08 . www.fws.gov . en.
3. Reid . A. L. . 1996 . Review of the Peripatopsidae (Onychophora) in Australia, with comments on peripatopsid relationships . Invertebrate Systematics . en . 10 . 4 . 663–936 . 10.1071/it9960663 . 1447-2600.
4. Web site: Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government Department of the Environment. 29 June 2016.