Cerradopatus

Cerradopatus is a monospecific genus of velvet worm containing the single species Cerradopatus sucuriuensis.[1] Males of this species have 28 or 29 pairs of legs; females have 30 to 32. This species is native to the Brazilian savannah.[2]

Cerradopatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Class: Udeonychophora
Order: Euonychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Cerradopatus
Oliveira et al. 2015
Species:
C. sucuriuensis
Binomial name
Cerradopatus sucuriuensis
Oliveira et al. 2015

References

  1. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  2. De Sena Oliveira, Ivo; Lacorte, Gustavo; Weck-Heimann, Andreas; Cordeiro, Lívia; Wieloch, Alfredo; Mayer, Georg (2014-12-11). "A new and critically endangered species and genus of Onychophora (Peripatidae) from the Brazilian savannah - A vulnerable biodiversity hotspot". Systematics and Biodiversity. 13: 211–233. doi:10.1080/14772000.2014.985621.


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