Doratogonus Explained

Doratogonus is a genus of millipedes in family Spirostreptidae. They are relatively large, at 80mm200mm long, relatively common, and distributed across Southern Africa.^[1] Many of the species are listed on the IUCN Red List due to habitat destruction.

Species

CR: critically endangered; EN: endangered; VU: vulnerable; LC: least concern; DD: data deficient.

Species	Authority	Year	Common name	IUCN status	Distribution
Doratogonus annulipes		1917		^[2]	,
Doratogonus avius		2000	solitary black millipede	^[3]	(KwaZulu-Natal)
Doratogonus barbatus		2000	bearded black millipede	^[4]	(Limpopo, Mpumalanga)
Doratogonus bilobatus		1966		^[5]	(KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga)
Doratogonus castaneus		1928		^[6]	,
Doratogonus circulus		1914		^[7]	(Eastern Cape)
Doratogonus cristulatus		1872		^[8]	(KwaZulu-Natal)
Doratogonus falcatus		1928		^[9]	(KwaZulu-Natal)
Doratogonus flavifilis		1855		^[10]	,
Doratogonus furculifer		1965	Badplaas black millipede	^[11]	(Mpumalanga)
Doratogonus herberti		2000	Herbert's black millipede	^[12]	(Limpopo)
Doratogonus hoffmani		2000	Hoffman's black millipede	^[13]	(KwaZulu-Natal)
Doratogonus infragilis		2000	strong black millipede	^[14]	(KwaZulu-Natal)
Doratogonus krausi		1965		^[15]	(Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga)
Doratogonus levigatus		1928		^[16]	(Gauteng, North West)
Doratogonus liberatus		2000		^[17]	(Free State)
Doratogonus major		1965	major black millipede	^[18]	(KwaZulu-Natal)
Doratogonus meridionalis		2000	southern black millipede	^[19]	(KwaZulu-Natal)
Doratogonus minor		2000	minor black millipede	^[20]	(KwaZulu-Natal)
Doratogonus montanus		2000		^[21]	(KwaZulu-Natal)
Doratogonus natalensis		2000	Natal black millipede	^[22]	(KwaZulu-Natal)
Doratogonus praealtus		2000		^[23]	,
Doratogonus precarius		2000	precarious black millipede	^[24]	(KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga)
Doratogonus rubipodus		2000	ruby-legged black millipede	^[25]	(KwaZulu-Natal)
Doratogonus rugifrons		1922		^[26]	,,,
Doratogonus septentrionalis		2000	northern black millipede	^[27]	(KwaZulu-Natal)
Doratogonus stephensi		2000		^[28]	,,
Doratogonus subpartitus		1881		^[29]	(Gauteng)
Doratogonus transvaalensis		1966		^[30]	(Limpopo)
Doratogonus xanthopus		1928		^[31]	(Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal)
Doratogonus zuluensis		2000	Zululand black millipede	^[32]	(KwaZulu-Natal)

Further reading

• M. L. Hamer . R. H. Slotow . amp . 2000 . Patterns of distribution and speciation in the genus Doratogonus (Diplopoda: Spirostreptidae) . J. Wytwer . S. I. Golovatch . Fragmenta Faunistica Supplementum . 43 . 295–311.
• M. L. Hamer . R. H. Slotow . amp . 2002 . Conservation application of existing data for South African millipedes (Diplopoda) . . 10 . 1 . 29–42.

External links

• Major black millipede (Doratogonus major) - Arkive.org

Notes and References

1. M. L. Hamer . 2000 . Review of the millipede genus Doratogonus, with descriptions of fifteen new species from Southern Africa (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae) . . 41 . 1–76.
2. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus annulipes . 2006 . e.T59676A11968010 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59676A11968010.en .
3. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus avius . 2006 . e.T59662A11976844 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59662A11976844.en .
4. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus barbatus . 2006 . e.T59663A11976967 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59663A11976967.en .
5. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus bilobatus . 2006 . e.T59677A11968189 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59677A11968189.en .
6. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus castaneus . 2006 . e.T59678A11968364 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59678A11968364.en .
7. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus circulus . 2006 . e.T59679A11968525 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59679A11968525.en .
8. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus cristulatus . 2006 . e.T59680A11968921 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59680A11968921.en .
9. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus falcatus . 2006 . e.T59681A11969077 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59681A11969077.en .
10. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus flavifilis . 2006 . e.T59682A11969254 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59682A11969254.en .
11. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus furculifer . 2006 . e.T59664A11977093 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59664A11977093.en .
12. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus herberti . 2006 . e.T59665A11977234 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59665A11977234.en .
13. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus hoffmani . 2006 . e.T59666A11977375 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59666A11977375.en .
14. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus infragilis . 2006 . e.T59668A11977618 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59668A11977618.en .
15. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus krausi . 2006 . e.T59683A11969429 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59683A11969429.en .
16. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus levigatus . 2006 . e.T59684A11969608 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59684A11969608.en .
17. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus liberatus . 2006 . e.T59685A11969747 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59685A11969747.en .
18. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus major . 2006 . e.T59667A11977494 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59667A11977494.en .
19. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus meridionalis . 2006 . e.T59669A11977759 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59669A11977759.en .
20. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus minor . 2006 . e.T59670A11966509 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59670A11966509.en .
21. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus montanus . 2006 . e.T59686A11969879 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59686A11969879.en .
22. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus natalensis . 2006 . e.T59671A11966749 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59671A11966749.en .
23. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus praealtus . 2006 . e.T59687A11970039 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59687A11970039.en .
24. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus precarius . 2006 . e.T59672A11967005 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59672A11967005.en .
25. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus rubipodus . 2006 . e.T59673A11967268 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59673A11967268.en .
26. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus rugifrons . 2004 . e.T59688A11970250 . 2004 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59688A11970250.en .
27. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus septentrionalis . 2006 . e.T59674A11967524 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59674A11967524.en .
28. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus stephensi . 2006 . e.T59689A11970416 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59689A11970416.en .
29. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus subpartitus . 2006 . e.T59690A11970809 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59690A11970809.en .
30. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus transvaalensis . 2006 . e.T59691A11970974 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59691A11970974.en .
31. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus xanthopus . 2006 . e.T59692A11971121 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59692A11971121.en .
32. Hamer, M. . Doratogonus zuluensis . 2006 . e.T59675A11967808 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59675A11967808.en .