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Heteroperipatus
Genus of Peripatid velvet worm From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Heteroperipatus is a genus of Central American velvet worms in the Peripatidae family.[1][2] The number of legs in this genus varies within species as well as among species and ranges from 26 pairs (in H. clarki)[3] to 32 pairs (in H. engelhardi).[4] This genus is viviparous, with mothers supplying nourishment to their embryos through a placenta.[5]
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Species
The genus contains the following two species:
- Heteroperipatus clarki (Dunn, 1943)
- Heteroperipatus engelhardi Zilch, 1954
References
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