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Peripatus

Peripatus
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Class: Udeonychophora
Order: Euonychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Peripatus
Guilding, 1826
Species

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Peripatus is a genus of velvet worms in the Peripatidae family. The name "peripatus" (unitalicized and uncapitalized) is also used to refer to the Onychophora as a whole, although this group comprises many other genera besides Peripatus. They are found in Central America and northern South America.

The genus contains the following species:

Peripatus antiguensis Bouvier, 1899 and Peripatus bavaysi Bouvier, 1899 are considered nomina dubia by Oliveira et al. 2012.


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