Eoperipatus weldoni explained

Eoperipatus weldoni is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.^[1] This velvet worm is dark brown with pale spots and a darker line running down the middle of its back. The ventral surface is yellowish grey with small spots of brown. This species has 23 to 25 pairs of legs and can reach 65 mm in length, but the average specimen is 58 mm in length.^[2] The type locality is in West Malaysia.^[3]

Further reading

• Rajulu. G. S.. Manavala. Free amino-acids in haemolymoh of Eoperipatus-weldoni (Onychophora). Experientia. 1972. 28. 1. 87–88. 10.1007/bf01928280. 5013072. 21417412.
• Krishnan. G.. Chemical nature of cuticle and its mode of hardening in Eoperipatus-weldoni. Acta Histochemica. 1970. 37. 1. 1–17. 4098751.
• Rajulu. G. S.. Physiology of heart of Eoperipatus weldoni (Onychophora). Naturwissenschaften. 1969. 56. 1. 38. 10.1007/bf00599600. 5358712. 1969NW.....56...38S. 40644519.
• Evans. R.. On the Malayan species of Onychophora Part II - The development of Eoperipatus weldoni. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science. 1901. 45. 177. 41–U26.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oliveira I.. Hering L.. Mayer, G.. amp. Updated Onychophora checklist. Onychophora Website. 24 November 2016.
2. Evans . Richard . 1901 . On two new species of Onychophora from the Siamese Malay States . Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science . 44 . 473–538 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. Oliveira. I. S.. Read. V. M. S. J.. Mayer. G.. A world checklist of Onychophora (velvet worms), with notes on nomenclature and status of names. ZooKeys. 2012. 211. 1–70. 10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. 22930648. 3426840. free.