''Austroperipatus'' is a genus of
oviparous and
ovoviviparous
Ovoviviparity, ovovivipary, ovivipary, or aplacental viviparity is a term used as a "bridging" form of reproduction between egg-laying oviparous and live-bearing viviparous reproduction. Ovoviviparous animals possess embryos that develop insi ...
velvet worms
Onychophora (from grc, ονυχής, , "claws"; and , , "to carry"), commonly known as velvet worms (due to their velvety texture and somewhat wormlike appearance) or more ambiguously as peripatus (after the first described genus, '' Peripatus ...
in the family
Peripatopsidae
Peripatopsidae is one of the two living velvet worm families.
Description
The Peripatopsidae exhibit relatively many characteristics that are perceived as original or "primitive" with respect to the Peripatidae. The number of leg pairs in this ...
.
This genus has 15 pairs of legs in both sexes.
The species in this genus are found in northern
Queensland, Australia
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, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
* ''
Austroperipatus aequabilis''
Reid
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* Amanda Reid (taxonomist), Australia ...
, 1996
* ''
Austroperipatus eridelos''
Reid, 1996
* ''
Austroperipatus paradoxus''
(Bouvier, 1915)
* ''
Austroperipatus superbus''
Reid, 1996
References
Onychophorans of Australasia
Onychophoran genera
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