''Paraperipatus vanheurni'' is a species of
velvet worm in the
Peripatopsidae family.
This species ranges from pale blue or lilac to dark purple in color.
Females of this species have 25 to 27 pairs of legs; males have 21
(or 22, counting a rudimentary last pair without feet). This species ranges from 15 mm to 60 mm in length.
The type locality is in
Western New Guinea, Indonesia.
References
Onychophorans of Australasia
Onychophoran species
Animals described in 1922
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