Oroperipatus eisenii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatidae |
Genus: | Oroperipatus |
Species: | O. eisenii
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Binomial name | |
Oroperipatus eisenii (Wheeler, 1898)
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Oroperipatus eisenii is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatidae.[1] Females of this species have 27 to 29 pairs of legs,[2] usually 28;[3] males have 23 to 26.[4] Females range from 30 mm to 57 mm in length, while males range from 20 mm to 23 mm.[4] The type locality is found in Brazil and central Mexico.[5]