Euperipatoides leuckartii[a] is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae.[1] This species is ovoviviparous and has 15 pairs of oncopods (legs).[2] Females of this species range from 5 mm to 40 mm in length, whereas males range from 4 mm to 29 mm.[2] The type locality of this species is Mount Tomah, New South Wales, Australia.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatopsidae |
| Genus: | Euperipatoides |
| Species: | E. leuckartii
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| Euperipatoides leuckartii (Sänger, 1871)
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Notes
edit- ^ often misspelt as leuckarti
References
edit- ^ Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ a b Monge-Nájera, Julián (1994). "Reproductive trends, habitat type and body characteristcs in velvet worms (Onychophora)". Revista de Biología Tropical. 42 (3): 611–622. ISSN 2215-2075.
- ^ Oliveira, I. S.; Read, V. M. S. J.; Mayer, G. (2012). "A world checklist of Onychophora (velvet worms), with notes on nomenclature and status of names". ZooKeys (211): 1–70. doi:10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. PMC 3426840. PMID 22930648.
Further reading
edit- Dallai, R.; Afzelius, B. A. (1993). "Characteristics of the sperm tail of the velvet worm, Euperipatoides leuckarti (Onychophora)". Tissue & Cell. 25 (6): 907–13. doi:10.1016/0040-8166(93)90039-n. PMID 18621261.
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