''Ooperipatus'' is a genus of
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velvet worms in the
Peripatopsidae family.
All species in this genus are
oviparous
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and have 15 pairs of oncopods (legs).
Species
The genus contains the following species:
* ''
Ooperipatus birrgus''
Reid
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, 2000
* ''
Ooperipatus caesius''
Reid, 2000
* ''
Ooperipatus centunculus
''Ooperipatus centunculus'' is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.
Taxonomy
''Ooperipatus centunculus'' was described by Reid in 1996, from specimens collected on Mount Donna Buang, Victoria, Australia. The specific name ''cen ...
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Reid, 1996
* ''
Ooperipatus costatus''
Reid, 1996
* ''
Ooperipatus hispidus''
Reid, 1996
* ''
Ooperipatus lepidus''
Reid, 2000
* ''
Ooperipatus nebulosus''
Reid, 2000
* ''
Ooperipatus oviparus''
(Dendy, 1895)
* ''
Ooperipatus porcatus''
Reid, 2000
* ''
Ooperipatus pulchellus''
Reid, 1996
* ''
Ooperipatus silvanus''
Reid, 2000
References
Onychophorans of Australasia
Onychophoran genera
Taxa named by Arthur Dendy
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