Eoperipatus totoro

Eoperipatus totoro
First known specimen of Eoperipatus totoro (in Vietnam)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Eoperipatus
Species:
E. totoro
Binomial name
Eoperipatus totoro
Oliveira et al., 2013

Eoperipatus totoro is a species of velvet worm of the family Peripatidae. This species is notable as the first velvet worm from Vietnam to be formally described. As of 2024, E. totoro remains the only species of velvet worm from Vietnam to be described.

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