Cerradopatus
| Cerradopatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Class: | Udeonychophora |
| Order: | Euonychophora |
| Family: | Peripatidae |
| Genus: | Cerradopatus Oliveira et al. 2015 |
| Species: | C. sucuriuensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cerradopatus sucuriuensis Oliveira et al. 2015
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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]
References[]
- ^ "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ 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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