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Austroperipatus
Sign in to saveAustroperipatus is a genus of oviparous and ovoviviparous velvet worms in the family Peripatopsidae and the genus Austroperipatus. This genus has 15 pairs of legs in both sexes. The species in this genus are found in northern Queensland, Australia.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6
- Family
- Peripatopsidae
- Collections
- NMV, AM, WAM, QM
- Recorded in
- Australia
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Austroperipatus is a genus of oviparous and ovoviviparous velvet worms in the family Peripatopsidae and the genus Austroperipatus. This genus has 15 pairs of legs in both sexes. The species in this genus are found in northern Queensland, Australia.
== Species == The genus contains the following species: Austroperipatus aequabilis Reid, 1996 Austroperipatus eridelos Reid, 1996 Austroperipatus paradoxus (Bouvier, 1915) Austroperipatus superbus Reid, 1996
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