Euperipatoides leuckartii explained

Euperipatoides leuckartii is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae.^[1] This species is ovoviviparous and has 15 pairs of oncopods (legs).^[2] Females of this species range from 5 mm to 40 mm in length, whereas males range from 4 mm to 29 mm. The type locality of this species is Mount Tomah, New South Wales, Australia.^[3]

Further reading

• Dallai . R. . Afzelius . B. A. . 1993 . Characteristics of the sperm tail of the velvet worm, Euperipatoides leuckarti (Onychophora) . Tissue & Cell . 25 . 6. 907–13 . 18621261 . 10.1016/0040-8166(93)90039-n.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oliveira, I.. Hering, L.. Mayer, G.. amp. Updated Onychophora checklist. Onychophora Website. 24 November 2016.
2. Monge-Nájera. Julián. 1994. Reproductive trends, habitat type and body characteristcs in velvet worms (Onychophora). Revista de Biología Tropical. 42 . 3 . en. 611–622. 2215-2075.
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.