''Euperipatoides'' is a genus of
ovoviviparous
Ovoviviparity, ovovivipary, ovivipary, or aplacental viviparity is a "bridging" form of reproduction between egg-laying oviparity, oviparous and live-bearing viviparity, viviparous reproduction. Ovoviviparous animals possess embryos that develo ...
velvet worms in the family
Peripatopsidae. All species in this genus have 15 pairs of legs in both sexes.
All species are found in
New South Wales
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,
Australia
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. ''
E. rowelli'' is also found in the
Australian Capital Territory
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.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
* ''
Euperipatoides kanangrensis''
Reid, 1996
* ''
Euperipatoides leuckartii''
(Sänger, 1871)
* ''
Euperipatoides rowelli''
Reid, 1996
References
External links
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Onychophorans of Australasia
Onychophoran genera
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