''Euperipatoides'' is a genus of

ovoviviparous Ovoviviparity, ovovivipary, ovivipary, or aplacental viviparity is a term used as a "bridging" form of reproduction between egg-laying oviparous and live-bearing viviparous reproduction. Ovoviviparous animals possess embryos that develop insi ...

velvet worms Onychophora (from grc, ονυχής, , "claws"; and , , "to carry"), commonly known as velvet worms (due to their velvety texture and somewhat wormlike appearance) or more ambiguously as peripatus (after the first described genus, ''Peripatus' ...

in the family

Peripatopsidae Peripatopsidae is one of the two living velvet worm families. Description The Peripatopsidae exhibit relatively many characteristics that are perceived as original or "primitive" with respect to the Peripatidae. The number of leg pairs in this f ...

. All species in this genus have 15 pairs of legs in both sexes. All species are found in

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, Australia. '' E. rowelli'' is also found in the

Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory (commonly abbreviated as ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) until 1938, is a landlocked federal territory of Australia containing the national capital Canberra and some surrounding townships. ...

Species

The genus contains the following species: * '' Euperipatoides kanangrensis''

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, 1996 * ''

Euperipatoides leuckartii ''Euperipatoides leuckartii'' is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae. This species is ovoviviparous and has 15 pairs of oncopods (legs). Females of this species range from 5 mm to 40 mm in length, whereas males range from 4 mm ...

'' (Sänger, 1871) * '' Euperipatoides rowelli'' Reid, 1996

References

External links

* Onychophorans of Australasia Onychophoran genera {{Onychophora-stub